I've read a few things about Joey Votto over the years. He seems like an interesting guy. He studies hitting obsessively. He once traded his jersey for a "Votto For President" t-shirt he saw a fan wearing. And he's Canadian (Toronto-born in the fall of 1983); he once did an interview dressed up as a Mountie.
The Athletic ran an oral history of sorts a couple of weeks ago, in which they contacted 14 of Votto's former teammates and a few others who played against him. The article was amazing, entertaining and funny.