How can you tell if someone is a proffesional uniccyler ?
I mean
we are nearly all proffesional compared to clowns 
A professional gets paid.
Doesnāt necessarily translate to expert status though. For example, someone in the right place at the right time might get a paying gig doing whatever, even though there may be tons of non-professionals who could do a much better job.
Iām a professional. I can ride.
As soon as you accept money for anything, be it golfing lessons or unicycling, you are by definition āprofessionalā
As Terry said there might be tons of non-professionals who could also do the same thing if not better.
āAmateurā means you do it for love of unicycling.
Professional means you do it for the money.
I think you can still love what you do and still get paid as a pro. Isnāt that the ideal, to do something for a living that you love? Iām a āprofessionalā piano technician and get paid well for my services, but I also LOVE what I do.
Shaun Johanneson is the best example of a pro. Heās tapping the untapped market.
No, itās your level.
Probably messured against the skill level of those who get paid but its your level.
Example: There are plenty of professional painters but not all of them get paidā¦
EDIT: I think by āproā, you guys mean āsell-outā.
It is getting paid to do something, thatās it like they said. I think people miss use the word professional a bunch of the time, but no being professional has nothing to do with skill other than to get paid you have to be good, maybe. Clowns are an exception, they just suck =(.
So, someone who can ride about three yards and then wreck is pro if theyāre sponsored or whatever?
Yes.
The proof is in the pudding.
Thereās no proof that you do it for love, because you get money.
On the other hand, if I asked you to do it for free because you love it, and you couldnāt resist the chance, then weād know you do it for love.
Like sex.
lol
Just like sex.
Haha I have nothing to prove to you ar anyone else. As long as Iām true to myself thatās all that matters. Fortunately, Iām in the position to do only those things that I enjoy, having paid my dues for the past half century. So now Iām enjoying my life, family & friends to the fullest, riding every day, loving my work and being successful. Itās ok, Iāve earned it! 
Clowns are vastly more professional than us, clowning is their profession, it puts the food on their table, weāre mostly a bunch of kids messing around in mall parking lots and bike trails.
Weāve argued the toss of the who āprofessionalā thing before. Is KH a professional? He makes money from unicycles, but heās not actually paid to unicycle, and Iām not sure whether itās even his main income. The real professionals are all those guys working variety shows, circuses and the side walk with their act for their rent money.
And being a professional does not necessarily mean a particularly high level of competence, professional unicyclists iāve seen, except at conventions, rarely perform tricks that I couldnāt, despite my meagre skill level. However, they have the patter and showmanship that I entirely lack that makes sure the hat is filled when itās passed round.
please dont use that word here again. I have a lot of respect for what shauns doing. hell if i could get payed to uni i would, even though im interested in a different career path ahha, but still!
because of the level of unicycling as it stands,especially how much the bar has raised for an average street rider these days, unicycling hasnt had enough time to reach the āproā level yet, but if you think about it you can pick a few names out of the hat that really stand out
dan
ryan
mike
kris
shaun
its all about revolutionizing right now, the āthe proā will come soon, we just have to be patient.
remember skateboarding?
adjective
Date:
1606
(1): characterized by or conforming to the technical or ethical standards of a profession (2): exhibiting a courteous, conscientious, and generally businesslike manner in the workplace2 a: participating for gain or livelihood in an activity or field of endeavor often engaged in by amateurs <a professional golfer> b: having a particular profession as a permanent career <a professional soldier> c: engaged in by persons receiving financial return <professional football>
Is this any help?
Thanks to Websterās
Be honest. You would not do it if you werenāt paid.
Your addictions you do whether anyone pays you or not.
If youāve ever seen Cirque du Solielās āThe Fire Withinā series, you can easily see that most or all of us are not anywhere near professional level. For professional-level performance, the key ingredient is consistency. I.e., you have to do your thing every time, every night, every place, no matter how you feel, injured or not, perfectly, with a big smile on your face.
I love the videos, I love seeing us progress. But a tape of 5 mins of tricks that took days to shoot with a 5% success ratio is nowhere near professional-quality riding. Make a tape of all the stuff you can do right first time, every time, every day of the week no matter who is watching, whether you are sick or not, and thatās your current āprofessionalā level.