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The rise of the amateur    
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The rise of the amateur    

by Chris Rose    

Nowadays the word amateur is often used disparagingly. Its original meaning, however, was rather more positive.

Read about how being an amateur is again something worth aspiring to and listen to a successful amateur talk about how he succeeded.

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