![]() But what I do have is an insane love for my brother. I definitely didn’t have the kind of change these guys were dropping on the tables just so they could stand around for a few minutes while she destroys them on the felt. My little brother tugs on my shirt and says, “Do you think I can have a chance to play against her?” Now, I’m 18 years old. The lucky ones lasted maybe a couple of minutes. I’m watching her dust these guys left and right in the span of what felt like seconds. ![]() Despite the pain she must have been in daily, she still dedicated insane amounts of hours perfecting her craft so that she could be the best. Shooting pool doesn’t look really hard but it’s a sport for a reason.Īnd then I learned about her scoliosis diagnosis. Having spent countless hours on those very same tables trying to be 1/23742958 as good as her, I know the kind of strength you need, both physically and mentally, to play at just my extremely amateur level. By the time the balls were racked and cracked, she had already mapped out every single move and effortlessly executed it to perfection. Watching her play on TV is nothing like watching her play in real life. The speed in which she annihilated them on the tables was breathtaking. We watched her run rings around them as she ran the table. All I remember is that my little brother was with me and we solemnly watched her absolutely clean out the guys (and some ladies) who lined up for the privilege of being in her presence and breathing the same air as her. I think she was raising money for charity but I can’t be exactly sure. He was only 7 or 8 years old at the time but he was so in love with her. I was so excited to see her in person but my little brother was even more excited. Fisher may have been the top seed in the tournament, but it was the beautiful, deadly, charismatic Black Widow who everyone came to see. ![]() We just found out that the pool hall I worked at would be host to a Women’s Professional Billiards Association event and that the Black Widow would be playing along with Allison Fisher. I was at this particular pool hall so often, the managers and one of the owners used to joke that I might as well live and work there. I kind of fell into this job by accident. Aaaannnddd that’s about where the similarities ended between us.īack in the day of Asian Ave and ICQ chat, I used to work in a pool hall after graduating from high school. I looked up to her and spent every day after high school in various pool halls working on my game because I wanted to be the next Black Widow. She ruled the green felt and the fans loved her. If you grew up in the 90’s and ever followed women’s professional billiards, her name and her nickname, the Black Widow, should be familiar to you. I’m talking about the other Black Widow, Jeanette Lee. If you think this is some fluff piece about Natasha Romanova because I love her, you’re only half wrong. Every move she makes is calculated and is a result of brilliant strategy. She stalks her prey with agility, athleticism and cunning. Mere mortals walk this earth but not her.
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