Fran Tarkenton

The pro athlete is a sad tale. He signs a big contract and thinks he's set for life. I didn't think I was set for life, and I don't now. As athletes, we are important, celebrities, in demand and rich. Then we are out of the game and we are not important, not celebrities, not in demand and not rich.

American Athlete

Eniola Aluko

I think the quicker we tell young girls who dream of playing professionally that they should believe in themselves, the more prepared they will be for the world of pro sport.

English Athlete

J. K. Rowling

I'm not anti-middle-class in the slightest. Look at me! I am very pro people putting time and money and effort into trying to improve the world.

English Author

Floyd Mayweather, Jr.

I turned pro as a 20-year-old, won a world title a year later, and remained a world champion ever since.

American Boxer

Tiger Woods

My mother was right when she said that turning pro would take away my youth.

American Golfer

Colin Powell

Don't be afraid to challenge the pros, even in their own backyard.

American Statesman

Reince Priebus

The fact of the matter is most women are pro life.

American Politician

Bobby Lashley

Pro wrestling has absolutely helped my fighting.

American Wrestler

Ruth Handler

I wasn't a financial pro, and I paid the price.

American Businesswoman

Shari Redstone

Netflix, like life, has its pros and cons.

Use 'pro' to describe someone who makes money from their sport, rather than playing it as a hobby.

Sports Careers

'Pro' suggests high skill level and dedication within a profession, particularly sports.

High Expertise

'Pro' is often used informally to refer to professional athletes or experts.

Casual Speech

'Pro' refers to a positive reason for choosing something, often used in decision-making.

Positive Argument

When comparing options, 'pro' is used to show the advantages of one over others.

Comparing Choices

'Pro' shows support for a cause or stance, particularly in political or social contexts.

Political Stances

'Pro' can express personal support without needing to get into complex explanations.

Expressing Support

'Pro' as a preposition is old-fashioned; modern usage favors 'in favor of' or 'supporting'.

Archaic Usage

Use 'pro' to specify a quantity received for every unit, like an hour or item.

Quantitative Contexts

'Pro' can indicate a division or allocation according to a certain measure, such as time or size.

Proportional Allocation

'Pro' conveys a level of skill equal to or exceeding professional standards.

Skill Level

Calling someone 'pro' is an informal way to praise their skill in a certain area.

Informal Praise

 You have responded to him. I'm not even going to dignify what he said, but you responded. Why did you respond? Well, I think there are very inappropriate comments, and not only that, I've been really supportive of my peers and the people that I've worked with. I've been a pro for almost 20 years, and so for me, it's really important to hold women up,

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 If you're a matcher, you try to keep an even balance of give and quid pro quo -- I'll do something for you if you do something for me. And that seems like a safe way to live your life. But is it the most effective and productive way to live your life? The answer to that question is a very definitive maybe.

Are you a giver or a...

 attack things things like this can bring down the grid and then lastly if you look at renewables they're very much pro distributed generation idea that every house could have a generator and solar panels now you need with certain renewables you know solar wind things like this you need redundant you know

Making safe nuclear...

 they can't be exactly the same in more turgid pros but closer to the truth was the father of modern capitalism Adam Smith and he said this this is worth contemplating the great source of both the misery and disorders of human life seems to arise from overrating the

The surprising science...

 advantage the lower-ranking more henpecked males of the troop but it doesn't protect them altogether and it can be very dangerous for a baby baboon to get caught in the crossfire but for babies especially orphans the pros outweigh the cons the male will not only

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 Chris I tried to get my head around how vast our Earth is. Logan The lesson only reaches the students in that room. What would happen if we captured it? It's a toothed wheel. What if pro animators and visualization artists could bring that lesson to life?

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 But despite all this, the skills required to be a pro gamer still don't get much respect. Parents hound their gamer-loving kids to go outside, do something useful, take up a real sport. And I'm not saying that physical activity isn't important,

How video game skills...

 And I got to sit backstage that entire day with some of the most famous pro wrestlers in the world, some of which were heroes of mine as a kid. And I got to listen to them and learn from them, and for that day, I was accepted as one of them.

A pro wrestler's guide...

 be assembled by one person and is designed to protect its occupants for several days you think you can put this all together huh please dad we're pros at this we can get this done you think so I know so but chemical weapons such as those

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 in conjunction with Current TV -- who did this pro bono -- did a worldwide contest to do commercials on how to communicate this. This is the winner.