Joe Mauer's The Real Deal. He Is

I Always Tried To Watch The Pitcher And His Complete Windup From The Moment He Had The Ball In His Glove All The Way Through His Motion, And Tried To Follow It All The Way Out Of His Hand, All The Way To Home Plate.

It Takes A Lot Of Dedication To Quit Smoking, And Whether You Give Up For Good On Your First Try Or Have To Give It A Couple Of Tries - Just Keep Swinging At It And You Will Succeed.

I Didn't Have Evil Intentions, But I Guess I Did Have Power.

I Was Set To Go To Oregon To Play College Baseball And Football.

My Father Used To Play With My Brother And Me In The Yard. Mother Would Come Out And Say, 'you're Tearing Up The Grass'; 'we're Not Raising Grass,' Dad Would Reply. 'we're Raising Boys.'