Fallon Sherrock has made history by becoming the first woman to win a match at the PDC World Darts Championship – but her win against Ted Evetts is just one of the reasons to admire her.
Sherrock, who’s just 25, from Milton Keynes, has had many challenges thrown at her in her personal life, but she’s refused to take her eye off the target. Here are six reasons she, unquestionably, kicks ass. Related... This
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Football Really Looks Like 1. She uses her platform to promote
Women in sportJust moments after her historic win, Sherrock took the opportunity to spread an empowering message about women in sport. “I’m speechless, I don’t know what to say,” Sherrock told Sky Sports Darts, after her victory.
“I feel really happy because I have proven something for women’s darts, that women can play the men and beat them, so fingers crossed this is a move in the right direction.”2. She’s a mum, on top of everything elseSherrock has a five-year-old son, Rory, who has autism. She told Good Morning
Britain caring for Rory while progressing in her sport can be “hard”, but she knows she has the support of her son.
“He loves the fact that I play darts,” she said the morning after her win.
“I think he’s going to be really proud of me, he watched it last night and he’s so happy. The board that I played on last night, I’m going to donate it and do a charity auction for the National Autistic Society.”3. She’s overcome health problems Shortly after giving birth to Rory, Sherrock developed kidney disease. The medication she was prescribed had a number of side effects, including causing her face to swell. But, determined to compete, she still stepped up to the board in front of the cameras.
Sherrock still has some health problems, but is able to manage her symptoms by drinking lots of water throughout every tournament to “flush” her kidneys out.4. She has zero time for trollsWhen Sherrock played in the televised BDO World Championships in January, she says she received “a lot of criticism for how [she] looked” online, but she refused to let it impact her game.
“If I saw negative comments I tried to look past them,” she told The Sun. “I’m not going to dwell on what someone has said if it doesn’t affect my life. I think that attitude helps to strengthen my character.”5. She has a sense of humour View this post on InstagramA post shared by Fallon Sherrock (@fsherrock) on Apr 14, 2018 at 3:23pm PDTFollow Sherrock on social media and you’ll soon realise she’s just like the rest of us, shamelessly obsessed with weird filters and posting daft photos. Why not?6. She destroyed Piers Morgan Sherrock has beaten two men in the past 24 hours, the second being GMB host Piers Morgan. If that doesn’t make her a hero, we’re not sure what does. Piers vs darts hero Fallon Sherrock!Easiest victory ever, @Fsherrock 👏👏 Unlucky @piersmorgan 😏 pic.twitter.com/0Mri7FhaxX— Good Morning Britain (@GMB) December 18, 2019READ MORE: Today, These Women Will Play As Professional Footballers For The First Time 'Give Everything, Expect Nothing':
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