Joe Mauer

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

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

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

I hate the bad rap that people give my parents. Because they are just parents, really, at the end of the day trying to stand up for their daughter and themselves.

I always dreamed of writing in an orchestral context. But when you finish a piece, you want to hear it. So we played everything with Phish.