Mauer's Quotes

#1. Joe Mauer's the real deal. He is absolutely wonderful. Not only is he a great player, but he's a great human being. He's the kind of guy you'd like to see ... be your son.

Harmon Killebrew

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

Joe Mauer

#3. But if you really want to get involved in making a difference, you can stay at home with your family and have a job and make a reasonable living without having to be on an airplane all of the time, then you ought to go back home and run for School Board.

Birch Bayh

#4. Only those who attempt the absurd can achieve the impossible." -Albert Einstein

Diana Mauer

#5. We're not exactly heavenly angels. More like prison inmates with wings.

Keri Lake

#6. A problem never exists in isolation; it is surrounded by other problems in space and time. The more of the context of a problem that a scientist can comprehend, the greater are his chances of finding a truly adequate solution.

Russell L. Ackoff

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

Joe Mauer

#8. I hate striking out, doesn't matter what time of the game. I just don't like striking out.

Joe Mauer

#9. It may seem unrealistic to think we can ever become free from hatred, but Buddhists have systematic methods for gradually developing a tolerance powerful enough to give such freedom.

Dalai Lama

#10. I have a few goals that I kind of keep to myself.

Joe Mauer

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

Joe Mauer

#12. Nobody wants to hear me rap.

Joe Mauer

#13. I like Lil Wayne.

Joe Mauer

#14. Since I had started to break down all my writing and get rid of all facility and try to make instead of describe, writing had been wonderful to do.

Ernest Hemingway,

#15. The rule is, "When in doubt, load it out." Of course the more you carry, the greater a toll it takes on your body, the slower you move, the harder it is to react quickly to a threat.

Mark Owen

#16. When things are said and done, I always want to be remembered as a great teammate and a great player.

Joe Mauer

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

Joe Mauer

#18. Faith no doubt moves mountains, but not necessarily to where we want them.

Mason Cooley

#19. 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

#20. I doubt if the public thought of me as Christ when they next saw me as Temple Houston on television.

Jeffrey Hunter

#21. I may not have all the education but I do have common sense, and I know how to treat people.

Kay Mills

#22. I don't even attempt to sing.

Joe Mauer

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

Joe Mauer

#24. Can't command respect unless you act like you deserve it.

Jenn Bennett

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

Joe Mauer

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

Joe Mauer