You mean other than my husband, who's a professional pool player himself, right? Well, I'm going to have to say Michael Jordan. Lee admires Michael Jordan's fitness, courage and that devlish grin, of course. He's a little upset now, though, because I just chopped it off. ( She calls out to her husband George, "Honey, what's my sexiest feature?") He says I'm not sexy. I guess that should be a basic question that anybody should be able to answer, but what's funny is that I don't see myself as sexy. If you don't mind our asking, what's your sexiest feature? Well, it obviously hasn't hurt your image any, seeing as you're on the Sexiest Athlete list. And everyone wants to be liked at some point, so, at first, it was difficult to be seen as a villain.ģ. I don't look very friendly at the table, so when people who don't know me come to a tournament, they see what I look like, and without talking to me say, "I don't like her." Then you put the name on top of that, and I didn't have a chance. Already, with my first impression, I seemed to create enemies. But at first, it was 1993, I was only 22 years and I was pretty concerned what people would think of me with that name. It's the kind of thing that grows on you. The Black Widow prepares to conquer another victim. And once it was in the media, it took off. But then it came up once in an interview with the New York Times and, even though it was supposed to be off the record, they wrote about it. From that point on, just teasing, he called me the Black Widow. Then I just walked up to the table and started whamming balls all over the place. The owner of the room, this guy Gabe, said when I first walked into the room, I was so mysterious and pretty and quiet and nobody knew who I was. Lee: It started at this pool room in New York, the Howard Beach Billiard Club. that wouldn't seem to fit in with where you want pool to go. And the image of where I want billiards to go. However, later it dawned on me that these people might have gambling problems and a family they needed to feed. It was great seeing the looks on their faces. These guys would look at me and based on sex alone, feel they could handicap me. But I only took money from people who wanted to take my money. And at 19, 20 years old, you want to play pool. And it was either make money doing something I love - playing pool and hustling - or go out and work a normal job. First of all, though, let me just say that people change. When you were less recognizable, did you ever wander into a bar and hustle some innocent bystanders? : You're widely regarded as one of - if not the - most recognizable pool players in the world. Regardless, 's Wayne Drehs couldn't help but wonder - beyond the sleek clothes, the menacing glare and the unique aura of sexiness - what kind of Burning Questions would it take to make Lee crack? It didn't take long for him to find out.ġ. ET on ESPN), where she's not too thrilled about her first-round matchup. It's that panache that has led to spots in SportsCenter commercials, in the HBO series "Arliss," and in the major motion picture "The Other Sister." She's also a contestant in ESPN's World's Sexiest Athletes contest (airing Jan. Jeanette Lee is one of ESPN's World's Sexiest Athletes. 3 on the WPBA Tour, Jeanette Lee is revered as much for her flamboyant, sexy style as her calculated strategy and marksmanlike precision at the table. Her long black hair, snug black pants and tight black shirts have helped earn her one of the best nicknames in sports, "The Black Widow." Currently ranked No. 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's arguably the most recognizable pool player in the world. 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. This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.
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