Amateur
Amateur adjective - Being such only for recreation.
Both words in one sentence
- Most have shoddy matches for their first year or two (or three) in addition to this, even those with a background in sports, including combat sports or amateur wrestling(no less than Gorgeous George and Karl Gotch were considered bland early on).
Source: Slow-Paced Beginning -
Professional sports exists alongside college sports and amateur sports, so who cares if everyone plays the same way you do, or if your game isn't getting mainstream attention?
Source: Casual/Competitive Conflict - In Germany carom used to be the most popular "elite" type of cue sports for a long time, while eight ball pool enjoyed a popularity as an amateur sport (albeit with Bad Guys Play Pool stereotypes associated with it).
Source: Americans Hate Tingle / Sports
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