“I want to congratulate Justin Morneau on this well deserved honor. He is a special player, and I suspect this won’t be the last time you will hear his name mentioned when awards are being passed out.”
—All-Star Derek Jeter

“On this club, he’s Paul Bunyan.”
—Twins manager Ron Gardenhire

“He was our leader. He set the table. If there was something that needed to be said, he stepped up.”
—Gardenhire

“Michael Cuddyer keeps telling me I’m going to be the happiest guy in the room when Morneau and Joe Mauer are playing together up here. I love watching those guys hit.”
—Former teammate Corey Koskie

“You want to be out there and you want to be playing, and it sucks when you can't play. You tell yourself, 'It's just my head. Why can't I get over this?' You're looking for answers. 'Somebody tell me when I can play again.' It's a tough deal. It's something you don't wish on your worst enemy.”
—Koskie

“He wants to be the man. We’ve had our differences, but I always knew he could hit. It’s been a pleasure to hit behind him this year, and getting a chance to watch that swing.”
—Former teammate Torii Hunter

“It was like a maturity button went off. He went from being a kid sitting at the lunch table with his shirt off in his first big-league camp to shunning any type of spotlight  If he had won that MVP as that kid who walked around with his shirt off, I think things would be a little different. I definitely give him a lot of credit because I know it took a lot of work and looking in the mirror to get to this point. He’s a great teammate now.”
—Former teammate Mike Cuddyer

“It’s scary how much power he really has as long as he can stay within himself and keep his head about himself the right way.”
—Twins hitting coach Joe Vavra

“All that matters is that he's out on the field every day ready to play. He's as good at that as anyone I've ever seen. He wants to give himself the best chance to succeed because he knows if he succeeds that we'll succeed. He's a big cog in our success, so he does what he has to do to get out there.”
—Former teammate Glen Perkins

“This isn't something where you just snap your fingers and get over it. Head injuries are nothing to be messed with..”
—Twins GM Bill Smith

“He's a great guy, and a greater player. I played with him for five years. It's great to see him back in the same uniform.”
—Teammate Francisco Liriano

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