Key Takeaways Cashing a check can still be a pain, but drive-thru ATMs and banking apps have made the process much more seamless. But if you're the tennis legend Serena Williams—your paychecks might be a bit more than the ATM can handle. Related: Serena Williams Launches a New Company That She's Been Working on for 6 Years The 23-time Grand Slam singles winner appeared on an episode of "Hot Ones" last week and talked about how her finances took a backseat to her love for the game.
Evans asked Williams if a rumored story — that she once tried to cash a million-dollar check at an ATM but was denied at the drive-thru — was true. Williams said it was. "I never played for money.
I played because I loved the sport, I wanted to be the best, I wanted to win," Williams said. "I got my check and it was $1 million and I was like 'Okay, I'm going to go deposit it', I never really spent a lot of money ..
. I just went through the drive-thru and the guy was like, 'Uh, I think you need to come inside for this.'" The tennis pro also said that, early in her career, she would often forget to pick up and cash checks.
′′[He] would be like, 'You didn't get your money?' And I'm like, 'Oh, I didn't get that one in Zurich. I forgot that one in Moscow,'" Williams told Evans. "I was playing to win, and if I didn't win, I wasn't thinking.
I was just so angry that I wanted to just figure out a way to get better and win the next time." The dedication to the game clearly paid off. In her 27-year-.
