Serena Williams recounts trying (and failing) to deposit her first million-dollar check at a drive-thru ATM

While Serena Williams volleyed for historic wins on the tennis court, the legendary athlete says she was often so preoccupied with the game early in her career that she forgot to pick up her prize money.

“Is it true that you rarely collected your winnings your first year on tour and then once tried unsuccessfully to cash your first million-dollar check in a drive through ATM?” Sean Evans, host of First We Feast’s YouTube talk show “Hot Ones,”“Those are all true,” admitted Williams. “I never played for money. I played because I loved the sport. I wanted to be the best. I wanted to win.”

Williams, who won 23 Grand Slam singles titles and 73 career singles titles overall, brought in a stunning $94.8 million in prize money,