Joe Mauer Quotes

The responsibility will always go with the manager - you put out the team.

Being a leader doesn't mean you are the guy who runs things.

As far as control and stuff is concerned, I never had any more in my life than for that All-Star game in 1934.

I'm pretty much the one that goes to the mound.

If you're on the top guy, you're going to get some balls thrown your way.

I am a director. I'm the one who can order men around.

I don't mind not being President; I just mind that someone else is.

I found early on that having a position of power really doesn't bring the fulfillment that many people think it does.

As a company commander you have absolute definitions: the mission, the people.

I have been captain for my Delhi team.

When I'm in the huddle, it is my huddle, and I mean, that's how it needs to operate.

There is no other job in major sport like a cricket captain. It is a huge job.

When you are on the field, you know exactly what is happening out there. You are in charge. You have to make the right choices. No one can decide for you.

When you're a director, the job itself forces you to take charge.

Being the main guy for three or four years, I understood what it took to be the leader.

It was a bit of a surprise when the national captaincy came my way.

All the way through the youth ranks at Sao Paulo, I've always been the captain.

Being a captain means a lot - it's not just about wearing the armband.

The competitor in me wants to play, but it's not my job to make that decision. That's what the coaches are paid for.

I've definitely gotten to the point where we get to the venue, and people know that I'm in charge of the band.

That's why I play football... to be the quarterback, to be the guy with the ball in his hands.

I don't want to be a number two, that's clear. I want to play.

I think I always wanted to be quarterback so I could call the play.

I have really enjoyed the responsibility of leading the team and making the decisions out there.

I am better when I have control. I am not a power freak. But my point is that I need to feel that I can manage the team and have a direct, clear line through to the owners. Once that becomes hazy, for me, there is a problem.