Allison Fisher - Parkinson’s disease - retiring from professional competition
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Its admirable how she remains so positive and endearing. You go Ally!!!Best wishes to Allison Fisher. Raised the female game to a different level.
Diagnosed with Parkinson's. Horrible thing for anyone to get.
EDIT: This was her statement on her Facebook page ( https://www.facebook.com/AFathlete )
I have some deeply personal news that I’m now ready to share.
Last year, I was diagnosed with the early stages of Parkinson’s disease.
I chose to keep my diagnosis private for a while because I needed time to process what it meant for me, my life and, of course, my career.
Cue sports have been such an enormous part of my life. I’ve been incredibly fortunate to play the game I love at the highest level for so many years, travel the world, compete against amazing players and make friendships that will last a lifetime.
As Parkinson’s has begun to affect the precision I need to compete at the highest level, I have made the very difficult decision to retire from professional competition.
This may be the end of one chapter, but it is certainly not the end of my journey in cue sports.
I still love this game as much as I ever have, and I plan to remain very much a part of it — through teaching, commentary, Legends of the Cue, appearances and other projects that I look forward to sharing with you.
You can read more about my diagnosis and my decision in the latest issue of Billiards Digest and hear more from me on Legends of the Cue.
Most importantly, I want to thank everyone who has supported me throughout my career. The messages, friendships, memories and encouragement have meant more to me than you may ever know.
There is still much more ahead.
Allison
St. Louis will always be ready to welcome you back!!!
VTEC John
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1990s. Chalkers, a great room in San Francisco only had one snooker table, but owner Sue Backman decided to hold a snooker tournament. Allison, a few local house pros( all pool players), and a fine Canadian player competed. I was sitting in the mostly empty bleachers one afternoon when Allison sat down near me. We had a wonderful conversation. She was excited to tell me that she'd just purchased her first house. Then a woman came by and Allison introduced me to her mother, who was equally delightful. Talk about a down-to-earth human being. Love that Allison.
Ghost of OBC
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This is terrible news. When I was a kid just learning to play, I always enjoyed watching her play on ESPN. Allison's snooker mechanics with a very low head always appealed to me as someone who learned to play snooker before pool. Of all the professional athletes, she has probably been most influential for me. I wish her the best.
Her stroke is picture perfect. I admire it.