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
There's not too many rich black people in this world.
I don't sign for white people.
When you've got the excitement I've created -- my home runs are a lottery ticket -- then you've got a city that's excited, ... If you win, you're going to create excitement, but you've got to win games. You can't not win and expect people to come to baseball games.
When I hit it, I couldn't believe I hit it. Everything was in slow motion. It looked like it was stopped in midair. Then I saw it went past those people (on the left field wall) and I thought, 'Wow! I did it!'
I know when I'm off alignment. I know when my body is out of adjustment. If your body is there, then mentally, you'll be there. If your body feels good, then your mind feels good and your are going to feel better about your game.
I could learn how to press 'Record' on a tape recorder and write for a newspaper or a magazine.
I never stop looking for things to try and make myself better.
My career is an open book, but my life is not
There is nothing better than walking out and hitting a home run
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.
I think of myself as 'catching' the ball with my bat and letting the pitcher supply the power.
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.
I don't ever remember having any bad times here in Pittsburgh.
It's not the name that makes the player. It's the player