If fishing is a religion fly fishing is high church.
You are educated. Your certification is in your degree. You may think of it...
It's easy to make a buck. It's a lot tougher to make a difference.
Training is such a vital part of preparation for a game you really do train to play. It tops up your ability like sharpening a carving knife. You can get away with not doing it for a while as long as you have reached a certain standard of fitness.