A WOMAN BILLIARDIST ALLISON FISHER In school, Allison was a very competitive team sport player and alMost pursued a career as a physical education teacher, but snooker was the game she excelled in. She got her start in Snooker by simply falling in love with the game.“My first interest in snooker occurred when I was seven years old. My dad was watching a snooker competition on the television, and I liked what I saw so much that I asked for a table. Being the youngest and spoilt, my with was granted. I became the proud owner of the smallest competitive table on earth: 1.5 long. I graduated to a 6’ x 3’ table when I was eleven years old, and challenged everyone who entered our house. Whether they liked it or not! When I was twelve years old, I went to the Peacehaven Central Club with my parents where, for the first time I saw a full size snooker table(12’×6’). I had a burning desire to play on it. I went home that night and I was crying in bed. My mum came in and asked me what was wrong. “I want to play on the big table.’ I replied. So she asked my dad to ask the owner, John Copper, if I could play on it. And he made my dreams come true.” At thirteen Allison got into a league, and at fifteen she was seriously competing in the world of Snooker. By the age of seventeen, she had won her first world title and never looked back. From then until the age of twenty-seven. Allison Fisher was a dominant force in the world of Snooker, She left Snooker, winning over 80 national titles and eleven world championships, including three mixed doubles and the only Ladies Mixed Doubles event ever held. She played in her first Women’s Professional Billiards Association (WPBA) Tournament in October 1995. This newcomer startled everyone by winning two of her four events, and by placing third in the World Pool Association (WPA) World 9-Ball Championship In 1996 Allison continued to storm the tour with seven first place finishes, and a # I ranking. As she would for the next three years, Allison earned Player of the Year honors from Billiards Digest and Pool and Billiard Magazine. She also won her first WPA World 9-Ball championship, and her first WPBA Championship. She kept up her stellar performances in 1997 by winning six of eleven WPBA events. Allison defended her championship when she again won the WPA World 9-Ball title. As in 1996, this year saw Allison Fisher end with the # I ranking in the WPBA. Her peers also honored her with a “Most Congenial Player” award from the Year-End Billiards Digest Awards. On the personal side, Allison is British enough to miss her Mom’s pot roast, the atmosphere in pubs, small villages, lifelong friends and family, and Alfie, her dog. Never one for the “bar scene,” a great evening for Allison is to have good food, good friends, and a night of laughter ····· As good as she has been for the game. Allison is quick to point out that it has been even to her. Allison Fisher has always counted her blessings and since her beginning, she has never hesitated to give her time to worthy charities. She has a heart of gold and never hesitates to involve herself where she can help others. Her sponsors are proud to have her associated with them, and Allison only promotes what she believes in sure and take a peek at her sponsor page, as well as Allison’s new line of signature cues. Allison is also developing a new series of instructional videotapes that are intensely focused on the fundamentals, concentration and technique that have made her game what it is today. With Pool and Billiards on the rise with Olympic recognition. And even more television exposure thanks to the WPBA; Allison Fisher continues to be at the top of her game. Her desire is to see the sport enjoy the same “boom” in popularity that tennis enjoyed in the 1970’s. For Allison the sport itself comes ahead of the player. Family, friends, her new home and the intense level of competition keep her on her toes and enjoying life to its fullest. As Allison would say “Cheers all! Hope to see you soon!” 埃裏森在學校時，就是個優秀的運動隊隊員而且差點當了體育老師，但她最擅長的是斯諾克。她開始打斯諾克完全是出於對這個項目的熱愛。 “我最初對斯諾克產生興趣是在七歲的時候。當時爸爸正從電視上觀看一場斯諾克比賽，我看到後非常喜歡，於是就想要一張球桌。作爲家中的老小被嬌生慣養，我的願望被滿足了。我榮幸地成爲這張世上最小的比賽球桌的主人：桌長一又二分之一尺。十一歲時我升級到使用一張6乘3尺的球桌，並向每個進我家的人挑戰，不管他們喜不喜歡。十二歲時，我和父母一起去皮斯漢溫中心俱樂部，在那裏我頭一次見到了一張標準尺寸的斯諾克桌（12乘6尺）。我心急火燎，躍躍欲試。當晚回到家我在牀上哭了。媽媽進來問我怎麼了。‘我想在那張大球桌上打球，’我答道。於是她叫爸爸問問球桌的主人——約翰·庫伯，我可不可以在那上面打檯球，結果他使我的夢想成了真。” 埃裏森在十三歲時進入聯隊，十五歲時在斯諾言克的天地裏就開始了像樣的比賽。十七歲時就贏得了第一個世界冠軍頭銜並一發不可收。從那時起到二十七歲，埃裏森·費希爾在斯諾克賽場上就一直獨擋一面。當她退出斯諾克時，共贏得了80多個全英冠軍和十一個世界冠軍，其中包括三項混合賽和唯一的女子雙人混合雙打冠軍。1995年十月她第一次參加了女子職業檯球協會錦標賽（WPBA）。這位新人以贏得她所參加的四項比賽中的兩項而技驚四座，在世界檯球協會（WPA）世界九球冠軍賽中名列第三。1996年埃裏森繼續如秋風掃落葉一般以連續七個第一而收尾，並且排名第一。此後的三年，年年如此，埃裏森贏得由檯球文摘和檯球雜誌評出的年度榮譽球員的頭銜。她也贏得了她的第一個WPA世界九球冠軍及第一個WPBA冠軍。 1997 年她一直表現出色，贏得了十一項WPBA中的六項。埃裏森用再度獲得WPA世界九球冠軍捍衛了自己的冠軍地位。像1996年一樣，1997年埃裏森·費希爾以在WPBA中排名第一而告終。她的同事也稱她爲“最和善的球員”，這是年終檯球文摘獎的其中一項。 在埃裏森的個人方面，她十足的英國人人性使她常常想起媽媽做的燜罐燉菜、鄉村小酒館和小村鎮的氣氛，要好的朋友和家人以及阿爾吠——她的愛犬。她厭惡城市酒吧的喧鬧，令她神往的夜晚是美酒佳餚、貼心摯友和歡聲笑語…. 與埃裏森在比賽中的表現一樣，她同時也展示着更出色的一面。埃裏森·費希爾對她的好運如數家珍並且從一開始，她就義無反顧地投入到有意義的慈善事業中。她有一顆金子般的心，而且對自己能提供幫助的人毫不吝惜。 她的贊助商們對她能與自己合作而驕傲，同時埃裏森只對她信賴的商品進行宣傳。不信就看看她的贊助商的名單，或是埃裏森新簽名的球杆。埃裏森同時也出一系列教學錄像帶專門針對基本原理、注意力和技巧的練習，這些才使她有了今天。隨着檯球被奧運會的認可，其地位不斷上升，並由於WPBA的努力甚至是電視播放也有所增多；埃裏森·費希爾繼續在比賽中名列前茅。她的願望是能看到這項賽事，就如同七十年代的網球那樣其受歡迎的程度無與倫比。對於埃裏森來說重在參與。家庭、朋友、她的新家和激烈的比賽都使她十分投入，並且最大限度地享受着生活。正如埃裏森所常說的：“振作起來！希望不久能見到你！”
