![]() ![]() Jeanette will also make a special in-person appearance at Amsterdam Billiards on Friday, December 9 from 6 – 8pm with all funds going to charity. She got her name ‘The Black Widow’ by luring her opponents to her table and ‘eating them alive’.ĮSPN will release a ’30 For 30′ episode on her ‘Jeanette Lee Vs’ on December 13th at 8pm. Lee didn’t think about making it a career until she started beating people especially the men. She noticed all the great players and hustling that went on at the pool hall. Jeanette first started playing pool in NYC during the 90s and instantly fell in love with it. In a new documentary, she explains how having scoliosis at the age of 12 and multiple surgeries led her to playing the sport that would make her famous. New York (PIX11) ‘The Black Widow’ Jeanette Lee was a pioneer and a game changer for billiards. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. “It is an absolute honor to be here,” said Lee “It’s a great feeling to know I have something to contribute here.This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. She described visits like this as one of the last truly fulfilling aspects of her billiards career. Having won nearly every title and tournament in her sport, The Black Widow said she isn’t necessarily moving on from pool, but looking for new ways to find personal reward in her professional life. If you are just fighting it – you can’t get through it,” explained Lee. When you accept it you can grow from it and move forward. When I say embrace I don’t mean be happy about it. “My attitude over all these experiences is to embrace what comes. Lee’s approach to billiards and life is one in the same – something she found in many of the troopers and families she met here. The only thing I can do, the only place I think I have, is through my experience and through my hardship.’’ It’s hard for me to imagine what people are going through out here. “I think you start getting into trouble when you say, ‘I know what you’re going through,’” said Lee. They listened to some of the challenges troopers and their families are facing here. Lee and Breedlove made their way to the Seaside Galley Sunday morning to reach a more personal level with JTF service members than they could at the performances. “Just talking to people you can hear it,” said Lee “I hear people going through some things here.” While Lee’s experiences resonated with audiences, she found similar themes with folks around the JTF. She honestly fought tooth-and-nail for everything she wanted and at the end of her tenure, she became #1 in the game of pool. “It’s easy just to give up but she never did. ![]() “Anyone who has fought scoliosis and conception the way she did is a trooper,” said JTF Guantanamo Chaplain’s Assistant Air Force Staff Sgt. Lee touched troopers by sharing some personal experiences away from the pro tour at each show – like her battles with a debilitating birth condition and fertility. Lee and Breedlove came to do more than play pool. Nichols, who let The Black Widow shoot an eight ball being held in their mouths. J and Joint Task Force Guantanamo deputy commander Brig. Both players pulled fans from the audience to participate in trick shots – including Radio GTMO personality Dr. ![]() Lee’s husband George Breedlove, also a world-champion pool player, joined her performance, Feb. “Then there’s others who are like, ‘nah, nah – I can beat her.’ And those are the most satisfying.” “Half the people want to play me just to say, ‘I played The Black Widow from ESPN - it was fun and she kicked my butt,’” Lee said with a smirk. Lee enjoys playing all challengers, but definitely has her favorites. “If they make the nine ball on the break, they win.” “I always give them the first break,” said Lee. However, each fell to The Black Widow Saturday night.Įven though she gives her victims a chance, The Black Widow remains undefeated after challenges at more than 25 military bases around the world. The top three contenders won their divisions over three nights playing at The Windjammer. She appeared as the final opponent for Morale Welfare and Recreation’s billiards shoot-off. Jeanette Lee, the billiards legend known as Black Widow, has announced that she had been diagnosed with stage four ovarian cancer. Lee holds more than 30 professional billiards titles and formerly ranked #1 overall in the world. ![]() 26, to play challengers, give tips and spend time getting to know troopers. GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba - International billiards icon Jeanette Lee, aka ‘The Black Widow,’ visited Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Feb. ![]()
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