The tennis legend drops by ‘Sizzling Ones’ the place she reveals she was so targeted on profitable, she would neglect to money her checks till her “tax man” would ask her if she even obtained paid
Serena Williams displays on how profitable matches was extra necessary to her than cashing in her earnings — a lot in order that she as soon as tried cashing a $1 million test at a drive-thru ATM.
The previous American tennis participant was featured on Thursday’s episode of Sizzling Ones and opened up about her profession and drive with host Sean Evans.
Evans requested the star athlete “Is it true that you simply not often collected your winnings your first 12 months on tour after which as soon as tried unsuccessfully to money your first million greenback test at a drive-thru ATM?”
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Williams, who received 23 Grand Slam singles titles in her profession, responded “I by no means performed for cash, I performed ‘trigger I really like the game.”
She shared that she would neglect about cashing her checks whereas serious about methods to get higher after each match.
“My tax man, he could be like, ‘You did not get your cash?'” Williams continued. “If I did not win I used to be simply so indignant, I needed to simply work out a technique to get higher and win the following time.”
The tennis legend revealed that she “by no means actually spent some huge cash” and determined to go to a financial institution drive-thru to make the deposit, however was declined as a result of its excessive quantity. “The man was like, ‘I believe you’ll want to come inside for this.'”
In her notable profession, Williams additionally received 14 Grand Slam doubles titles and three doubles Olympics gold medals alongside her sister Venus Williams.
She additionally dished on her iconic and trendy moments within the enviornment, and her collaboration with famend designer Virgil Abloh. The athlete notably marked her type within the sport, which historically had gamers in clean-cut white apparel. One in all her seems within the enviornment embrace a black tutu costume by Abloh and Nike for the US Open.
Within the Enviornment: Serena Williams, an ESPN+ mini-series airing this Wednesday, will chronicle her legendary profession and canopy her triumphant wins and a few of her losses.
