Barry Bonds
Barry Bonds
Barry Lamar Bondsis an American former professional baseball left fielder who played 22 seasons in Major League Baseballwith the Pittsburgh Pirates and San Francisco Giants. Bonds received seven NL MVP awards and 14 All-Star selections, and is considered to be one of the greatest baseball players of all time. Bonds is currently the co-hitting coach for the Miami Marlins along with Frank Menechino...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth24 July 1964
CityRiverside, CA
CountryUnited States of America
I need to go back to the hotel and put my leg up,
But who knows? My knee may be like this for the rest of my life, ... I have to give it an honest effort. I have to give it a shot ... to say I did what I did to try to get it back to normal. And if it doesn't go back to normal then that's just the way the knee is.
I want to thank you all for your e-mails and the words of support and encouragement yesterday.
I think we'll probably have a sellout. This thing is probably all over television right now.
He kind of inspired me to get back, ... Things we say to young kids, this young man was saying to me. It motivated me.
I owe it to the Giants organization, my teammates, and most of all to the fans of San Francisco to give 100 percent this season. I assure you, my decision was not an easy one, but based on my circumstances, I had to put my health and my team first. I wish Team USA the best of luck and even though I won't be in the dugout with them, I'll be definitely be cheering them on to bring our country a WBC title.
Everybody wants to get to the playoffs. You can just see it in the dugout that everybody wanted to win. If you get behind, sometimes you can just give up. No one gave up. Our pitching did a great job.
I'm going to keep playing until it blows up. If I have to have a procedure, then I'm done. Finished. That would be it.
Luckily, I'm still playing. Thank God I'm still out there.
I'm in game mode. This is where I want to be. This is what I envisioned all those months I was working to get my knee back where it needed to be.
I have so much on my shoulders, so much weight on my back. Constantly climbing that hill is getting a lot harder and harder by the day. But I'm going to climb it, no matter what.
After the announcement I received a lot of criticism as well as concern from fans and my family and friends. The obvious objections were about my health and whether or not I would be ready to play. In the end, I decided that I can't take any chances that might jeopardize my season.
I want to get my legs strong again, ... Hopefully I'll train hard all winter. I can hit it, but I don't feel like I feel when I'm strong. I can tell out there. I'm older now. It's harder.
It felt great to hear the fans cheer. It was an exciting day for everybody.