Quick Hits....

"What we're doing here parallels everything in life. There is always some sort of inequality, but there's also people that want to stand up and speak their voice and fight for what's right" – Venus Williams, on how advocating for full equality between men's and women's players at Wimbledon has ramifications throughout society (N.Y. TIMES, 7/3).

"It’s like speed-dating. It’s probably the best way to put it. So I’ll do four or five hours of speed-dating on the lawn. And then I’ll go through player dining and try to say to say hi to some of the guys" – ATP Winston-Salem Open Tournament Dir Bill Oakes, on spending a week at Wimbledon recruiting players for his Aug. 20-27 tourney (WINSTON-SALEM JOURNAL, 7/3).

"It was annoying. I just focused on training, kept positive. That's what I did. Kept all that legal stuff as far away as possible" – U.S. runner Boris Berian, on recent litigation against Nike (AP, 7/5).