As you get older, you learn there are some things out of your control.

- Joe Mauer

I want to be back behind the plate as long as I can. I can help the team that way, and I like being in control and in charge.

- Joe Mauer

Nobody wants to hear me rap.

- Joe Mauer

I love catching, being involved in every pitch of the game, obviously it beats you up both mentally and physically.

- Joe Mauer

I always said I wanted to be the best at what I could do. I feel like I can improve.

- Joe Mauer

It was always baseball for me. This is what I always wanted to do.

- Joe Mauer

It frustrates me if I'm not good at something, so I do it until I get good at it.

- Joe Mauer

I'm not as cool as I'm supposed to be.

- Joe Mauer

I'm looking to get better, and anything that will help me accomplish that, I'm all ears.

- Joe Mauer