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"real professionals" are all riding full carbon, so his point is rather flawed.
Taken in context, Mr. Schwinn isn't saying anything about carbon v steel with that comment. He is stating that bicycles can be made lighter than what the pros ride, but are not. Real professional frames are over-designed to provide better performance in a variety of competition scenarios.
I would encourage everyone to listen to this discussion, it covers some very good topics regardless of your standpoint on frame material.