"Whatever
happens, survive the down times, just keep getting up. Being
a champion only means you kept going with it got rough
because everyone else gave up."Currently a
member of the Women’s Sports Foundation Board of Trustees
(2001-2003), Jeanette Lee "The Black Widow" is one of the
most recognizable figures in professional billiards. Her
ability to devour opponents and tendency to wear all black
during tournaments earned Lee the nickname "the Black
Widow." In 2003, Lee finished second at the Delta Classic
and ninth at the Midwest Classic. She is the current
fourth-ranked player on the Women’s Professional Billiards
Association (WPBA) tour. In 2002, she placed fifth in the
Cuetec Cues Players Championship and second at the San Diego
Viejas Casino. At the Billiard Congress of America’s Open
Pro 9-Ball championship in 2001, she finished fourth. She is
a 2001 World Games gold medalist and was ranked among the
top three in the WPBA in 2001. She had impressive victories
in 1999, including the Great Dallas Shootout, Southern
California Classic, Tournament of Champions, Ultimate 9-Ball
Challenge and 9-Ball Champion Shootout. Lee was ranked No. 1
in the world only two years after joining the WPBA tour. She
was the silver medalist at the world championships in both
1995 and 1994. The WPBA awarded Lee the Sportsperson of the
Year Award in 1998, and she was a finalist for the 1997
Women’s Sports Foundation Sportswoman of the Year Award. In
1994, she was named Player of the Year by Billiard Digest
and Pool and Billiard Magazine. At the age of 13, Lee was
diagnosed with scoliosis and serves as the national
spokesperson for The National Scoliosis Association. She is
on the Board of Directors for both the Billiard Education
Foundation and the WPBA. In 2000, she co-authored the book
"The Black Widow’s Guide To Killer Pool." She founded the
Jeanette Lee Foundation, a charitable organization, to
demonstrate that any goal can be achieved despite one’s
disability.
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