Barry Bonds Quotes & Sayings
Enjoy the top 46 famous quotes, sayings and quotations by Barry Bonds.
Famous Quotes By Barry Bonds
I don't know if steroids are going to help you in baseball. I just don't believe it. I don't believe steroids can help eye-hand coordination [and] technically hit a baseball. — Barry Bonds
My life is in shambles. It is crazy. It couldn't get any crazier. I'm just trying to stay sane. — Barry Bonds
I think of myself as 'catching' the ball with my bat and letting the pitcher supply the power. — Barry Bonds
If you want to be on top, you've got to have broad shoulders, because as fast as you get there, the faster they try to knock you down. — Barry Bonds
But to be the best, you must face the best. And to overcome your fear, you must deal with the best. — Barry Bonds
Age is how you feel. If you take care of yourself, you'll be able to do the same things. You may not do it as often. But you can still do it. — Barry Bonds
I want to be part of Major League Baseball's Hall of Fame, but I don't want to be part of the kind of Hall of Fame that's based on voters' beliefs and assumptions. — Barry Bonds
I like to be against the odds. I'm not afraid to be lonely at the top. With me, it's just the satisfaction of the game. Just performance. — Barry Bonds
I think some of the pressure comes from the expectations of other people. Like if your father played baseball, they expect you to be the big lifesaver or something when you play a sport. — Barry Bonds
I'm clean, I've always been clean. — Barry Bonds
I was a momma's boy. I didn't get anything from Dad, except my body and baseball knowledge. The only time I spent with him was at the ballpark. — Barry Bonds
I'd like to help educate kids about the Major Leagues - what to anticipate, what to expect, what they'll need to do to prepare themselves. — Barry Bonds
Everyone in society should be a role model, not only for their own self-respect, but for respect from others. — Barry Bonds
There is nothing better than walking out and hitting a home run. — Barry Bonds
I'm a very private person. My life story isn't for everybody. — Barry Bonds
Losing dad (Bobby Bonds) was the worst thing in the world. — Barry Bonds
Making the Hall of Fame, would it be something that's gratifying because of what I've sacrificed? Sure. Baseball has been a big part of our lives. We've sacrificed our bodies. It's the way we made our living. — Barry Bonds
Every pitcher can beat you, it doesn't matter how good you are. — Barry Bonds
My career is an open book, but my life is not. — Barry Bonds
I was born to hit a baseball. I can hit a baseball. — Barry Bonds
I don't know what you guys say, but at home, life is way different from baseball. — Barry Bonds
It's not the name that makes the player. It's the player. — Barry Bonds
As an athlete, you only have so much time. The window only has so much time and then it closes. You have to take care of yourself the best you can. — Barry Bonds
It's called talent. I just have it. I can't explain it. You either have it or you don't. — Barry Bonds
It's a relief now to be able to stand next to my godfather and finally feel like I've accomplished something in the game of baseball. — Barry Bonds
I've always played for the acceptance of my godfather (Willie Mays) and father (Bobby Bonds). — Barry Bonds
Serra High school, to me, was my most enjoyable time for me in my entire life. That was the only time I was free. We just played baseball because it was fun. — Barry Bonds
Young players need to know how to take care of themselves for life after baseball. — Barry Bonds
I could learn how to press 'Record' on a tape recorder and write for a newspaper or a magazine. — Barry Bonds
I have a chef who makes sure that I'm getting the right amounts of carbs, proteins and fats throughout the day to keep me at my max performance level. — Barry Bonds
I'm clean, I've always been clean. But it never ends. It seems like every reporter from last season to this season has reported and opened up a new can of (expletive). And I haven't even been to spring training. At least let me get to spring training and (expletive) up before you crucify me. — Barry Bonds
I don't know if the record is going to happen. I don't really think about the record. There are other things I worry about. — Barry Bonds
I'm an expert in baseball and I don't even have a job. I'm an expert, more so than a lot of people out there. It should be my career until I'm dead. I should be one of the instructors. I think I've earned it. — Barry Bonds
When I finish playing, I think I'd like to coach college baseball. — Barry Bonds
I'm going to go back to the Bay Area, this is my thing, and I'm just going to open my own school of baseball. Find a facility, find a place and just teach kids. That's what I want to do. — Barry Bonds
I don't sign for white people. — Barry Bonds
I don't want to be a Major League coach. — Barry Bonds