Serena Williams Recalls Trying To Cash A $1 Million Check At Drive-Thru ATM
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The retired tennis pro said the moment happened early in her career.
Serena Williams is looking back on a hilarious faux pas she made while trying to cash in on her first $1 million check.
While appearing on Thursday’s episode of “Hot Ones,” the retired tennis legend reminisced on the moment she tried to deposit her massive tennis winnings into a drive-thru ATM at a bank early in her career. (“Hot Ones” is produced by First We Feast. First We Feast and HuffPost share a parent company, Buzzfeed Inc.)
After host Sean Evans asked her to confirm if the story was true, Williams explained, “I never really spent a lot of money. I was just so serious. I don’t know what happened to me. I used to be serious.”
She went on to clarify that she was so focused on “want[ing] to win” that her tax person had to keep reminding her to claim her earnings because she “loved the sport” so much that she “never played for money.”
“I never played for money. I played because I loved the sport ... I don’t even know at the time if I wanted to play to be the best, I just wanted to win,” the 23-time Grand Slam champion said.
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