Quick Hits....

“We had to do physical training just to be able to hang on to the car, now drivers can drive with a couple of fingers” – Former F1 driver Nigel Mansell, who feels that technology has taken some of the thrill out of F1 for drivers and fans (REUTERS, 6/11).

"Obviously, we don't want to have a whole team that gossips and hasn't done anything, I'd rather for us to just work on getting better as a team as opposed to just talking on social media” – NFL Jets coach Todd Bowles, on players’ use of social media (AP, 6/11).

“If you look at this in sequence, it’s not one thing, it’s a lot of things. But we need Canada and the U.S. to get to the medal rounds” – Peter Montopoli, CEO of the national organizing committee for the Women's World Cup, on what it will take to reach the group's goal of 1.5 million tickets sold (NYTIMES.com, 6/11).