#Billiards jeanette lee pro#
#Billiards jeanette lee tv#

NFTs (“non-fungible tokens”) are one-of-a-kind tokens that signify a specific good or asset, such as digital trading cards. Formerly ranked #1 in the World and Player of the Year by Billiards Digest and Pool & Billiards Magazine.2001, 2003, 2005, 2007 Ranked one of the Most Powerful People in the Sport by Billiards Digest.2007 Pool & Billiard Magazine Fans’ Top 20 Favorite Players, #4.1999 ESPN Ladies’ Tournament of Champions.2001 Gold Medalist for the United States in the World Games.2004 WPBA Florida Classic Hard Rock Casino Champion.

2007 International Skins Billiard Championship.“I love the artwork! I am honoured to be selected to represent billiards in this exciting new category of collectibles,” said Jeanette when asked to review her virtual trading card. Jeanette’s Lee Legacy Fund which fights against cancer will receive 2% from each traded card by Jeanette. During her career, she won many awards including being ranked as the #1 Billiard player in the World.Ĭurrently, Jeanette is suffering from Stage IV of ovarian cancer and we are doing our best to support her. From day one, she impressed everyone around the world and was nicknamed the “Black Widow” despite her sweet demeanour, she would “eat people alive” when she got to a pool table. Jeanette Lee, now 49, started playing pool professionally in 1989 at the age of 18. 'When you fight the good fight, you're going to get so much more out of life.The Lympo family would like to welcome one of the biggest international stars in billiards history - Jeanette Lee, The Black Widow. 'You can be someone that people pity, but wouldn't it be better to write your own story and be someone inspiring? 'Everything you go through is an opportunity to inspire others,' she said. Lee said she knows her success has given her a platform others don't have as she battles cancer. She had a part in the Walt Disney film, The Other Sister, directed by Garry Marshall.

#Billiards jeanette lee tv#

She appeared on numerous national TV shows, including Good Morning America, Crook & Chase and Hard Copy.

#Billiards jeanette lee pro#

Lee, an American of Korean descent, was an icon who could nab sponsorships that had nothing to do with billiards, chalk or cues - including a 7-year deal with Bass Pro Shops. She could be spotted with other sports superstars, Peyton Manning, Helio Castroneves, Travis Best and Edgerrin James, whom she once called the best celebrity amateur pool player she's ever competed against. She was in ESPN's The Body issue, walked the red carpet at the ESPY Awards and was featured in People, Glamour and Sports Illustrated.Īt the height of her early success, Lee was based in Indianapolis and lived in Carmel and Mooresville. She was a woman who transcended a sport that was an afterthought in the mainstream world of football and basketball and became an international superstar. In her sport of pocket billiards, Lee spit out competitors as she rose to the No. 'I've got beautiful children and so much to look forward to and you just can't focus on the negative,' she said.Īnd, she added, she hopes to be playing pool again very soon. There are days, Lee said, when she doesn't feel as if she can get out of bed. 'I just can't let the setbacks in my life defeat me.

'I find myself in and out of depression but there is also this side to me that's like, 'No, I plan to live a long time,'' she said. Stage 4 cancer is devastating on the body - and the mind.

Most days, Lee said, she does feel like staying in bed. Lee was scheduled for emergency back surgery. The weakness and imbalance Lee was having were due to the stenosis. There, she was diagnosed with severe spinal stenosis - which, according to the Mayo Clinic, is 'a narrowing of the spaces within the spine which can put pressure on nerves that travel through the spine.' It was really scary and it was out of control,' Lee said. Lee was having difficulty thinking, her speech was worsening, she was extremely fatigued and she was in pain. 'I was dropping things all the time, dropping a fork, dropping a cup, dropping a pen, a cane,' she said. 'Whatever I tried to put in my hand, I could not hold on to it.' She knew what she wanted to say but the words wouldn't come out. While at her friends' home in New York, Lee said, she knew something was seriously wrong. She was released and told to follow up with her doctor. Lee was rushed to the emergency room where scans and MRIs ruled out anything serious. 'And I fell headfirst down the stairwell, the steep stairwell of this big motor home,' she said. 'Anyway, it got pretty rough.'