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This week, Chiefs Wire's Ed Easton Jr. spoke with Baseball Hall of Famer Joe Mauer.
In his interview with Easton Jr., Mauer discusses his participation in this year's American Century Championship, which will take place July 10-12 at Edgewood Tahoe and air on NBC and Peacock. He revealed an athlete's mindset and the pressures of following MVP seasons.
"Everybody you know is the best at what they did in their field, whether it's hockey, basketball, football, baseball, everybody wants to do well, but, but I think it's a little bit more relaxed (at the American Century Championship)," said Mauer, "Where you can appreciate everybody and their background and how hard it is to reach the level that your competitors have reached in their respective sports, so it's fun."
Mauer received six All-Star selections, won three consecutive Gold Glove Awards, five Silver Slugger Awards, and the 2009 AL Most Valuable Player Award in his Hall of Fame baseball career. Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, a two-time NFL MVP and three-time Super Bowl MVP, can likely relate to Mauer's mindset about the pressure to maintain that level of play.
"I think at the level that you play at, there's pressure every night, but yeah, I think if you win a championship or you win an award like that, I think everybody's gonna be gunning for you, and you're gonna get their best shot, and that's something that I learned at an early age," said Mauer, "I was drafted number one overall it seemed like, right from the jump, you're getting everybody's best shot, but that's competition, that's what I enjoy, and it's amazing how fast it goes, a career, but you try to enjoy it while you're in it as much as you can."
The annual tournament awards $750,000 in prize money, much of which the celebrity players donate to local and national charities. Over the years, over $8 million has been donated to non-profit causes. Network television exposure on NBC/Peacock and a first-place prize of $150,000 make the celebrity tournament one of the most prestigious in golf.
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In his interview with Easton Jr., Mauer discusses his participation in this year's American Century Championship, which will take place July 10-12 at Edgewood Tahoe and air on NBC and Peacock. He revealed an athlete's mindset and the pressures of following MVP seasons.
"Everybody you know is the best at what they did in their field, whether it's hockey, basketball, football, baseball, everybody wants to do well, but, but I think it's a little bit more relaxed (at the American Century Championship)," said Mauer, "Where you can appreciate everybody and their background and how hard it is to reach the level that your competitors have reached in their respective sports, so it's fun."
Mauer received six All-Star selections, won three consecutive Gold Glove Awards, five Silver Slugger Awards, and the 2009 AL Most Valuable Player Award in his Hall of Fame baseball career. Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, a two-time NFL MVP and three-time Super Bowl MVP, can likely relate to Mauer's mindset about the pressure to maintain that level of play.
"I think at the level that you play at, there's pressure every night, but yeah, I think if you win a championship or you win an award like that, I think everybody's gonna be gunning for you, and you're gonna get their best shot, and that's something that I learned at an early age," said Mauer, "I was drafted number one overall it seemed like, right from the jump, you're getting everybody's best shot, but that's competition, that's what I enjoy, and it's amazing how fast it goes, a career, but you try to enjoy it while you're in it as much as you can."
The annual tournament awards $750,000 in prize money, much of which the celebrity players donate to local and national charities. Over the years, over $8 million has been donated to non-profit causes. Network television exposure on NBC/Peacock and a first-place prize of $150,000 make the celebrity tournament one of the most prestigious in golf.
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