A lot of people are a lot different at work than they are at home.
And all it takes is to shun one reporter because maybe you have to go home or have some other responsibility or whatever. That can spark a fire throughout the rest of the season.
As long as I can remember, I have been choking up on my bat.
Back when I first started Nolan Ryan was still a dominating pitcher - even though he was at the end of his career. The best thing I ever did was strike out three times against him in Spring Training, because I wanted to be in there so badly.
Baseball is just my job.
But to be the best, you must face the best. And to overcome your fear, you must deal with the best.
Contrary to all the fake and forged products out there in the market that claim to be from me, the truth is that I have kept the majority of all my game-used equipment from my career.
Every pitcher can beat you, it doesn't matter how good you are.
Everyone in society should be a role model, not only for their own self-respect, but for respect from others.
I didn't feel any pressure because I didn't really understand what my father did.
I don't ever remember having any bad times here in Pittsburgh.
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.
I don't know what my future is.
I don't know what you guys say, but at home, life is way different from baseball.
I don't usually do any baseball stuff on the internet.
I don't want to be a Major League coach.
I get tired a little easier, but I'm still out there.
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.
I like to be against the odds.
I like to do personal business for myself on the Internet. My finances, my investments... all the research that I do is on the Internet.
I liked baseball, but my idols were Willie Mays and a lot of the other ballplayers.
I love San Francisco and I love you fans. My family knows, God knows, I'm proud to wear this uniform.
I need to win, man. I've had numbers, but I've never won a World Series.
I never stop looking for things to try and make myself better.
I sit in on pitchers meetings every once in a while.
I think everyone needs to be a role model, period.
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 the public's perception of people is through writers.
I told him that his education is the most important thing because without it you can't get anywhere in life.
I try to eat at least four or five times a day.
I try to keep up with many of the high-tech companies to find out what's going to happen, what's being developed.
I want Nikolai to do whatever he wants to do.
I was born to hit a baseball. I can hit a baseball.
I will really enjoy being able to spend time with my family - taking my kids to school and seeing them on a daily basis.
I'd like to help educate kids about the game of baseball, what they need to do and how to manage their lives a little bit easier.
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.
I'm going to retire whatever uniform I end up in.
I'm not afraid to be lonely at the top.
I'm not ready to give out all my secrets on hitting, but, if you can catch the ball, you can hit it.
If I put on a uniform to go to work, then I should do my job.
If you're afraid to face the best, then I don't think you can become the player you could be.
In every era, someone comes along and sits on top of that hill.
It's called talent. I just have it. I can't explain it. You either have it or you don't.
It's not the name that makes the player. It's the player.
Knowing your pitcher helps and knowing what his mindset is toward each hitter and then that's how you position yourself.
My career is an open book, but my life is not.
No, I think superstitions don't do anything to make you a better player.
Putting on my batting gloves, rubbing tar on my bat and stepping up to the plate made me start thinking about being in the batter's box again.
Sometimes the walks are frustrating, but it's all part of the game and I try to make something else happen - steal a base, score.
The cross is for my grandfather who passed away.
The fans have always embraced me here in Pittsburgh, always.
The Giants pay me a lot of money, and that means I should play every day, keep myself in good physical shape, and play the way I'm capable of playing.
There is nothing better than walking out and hitting a home run.
There's no place in the world like San Francisco for me, right now. I don't know if there ever will be.
Those boos really motivate me to make something happen.
Thursday morning I went to see Star Wars Episode III and I have to say that I really enjoyed the movie.
When I finish playing, I think I'd like to coach college baseball.
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!'
When I'm gone, someone else is going to sit on top of that hill.
When you're on the field you're a different person because you're on a battlefield at that time.
With me, it's just the satisfaction of the game.
Yes, I liked baseball but I also played basketball and football.
You're competing against so many different odds: for the fan's gratification, for the organization's satisfaction, for your own satisfaction.
Young players need to know how to take care of themselves for life after baseball.
Bonds is a 8-Time Gold Glove winner for NL Outfielder (1990-94, 1996-98)
Bonds is a 3-Time Baseball America MLB Player of the Year (2001, 2003-04)
Bonds is a 5-time SF Giants Player of the Year (1998, 2001-04)
Bonds shares the record for consecutive plate appearances with a walk with 7.
Barry Bonds was a Sporting News All-American at Arizona State in 1985.
Barry's 715th home run ball sold for $220,000 at an eBay auction on August 3, 2006.
Barry hit his 715th homerun on Sunday, May 28, 2006 off Colorado's Byung-Hyun Kim in the bottom of the fourth innning in San Francisco.
As a career pinch-hitter he has a .190 average, a .386 on-base percentage, has been struck out 24 times, walked 20 times, has 11 runs, 12 hits, 4 homeruns and 9 RBIs in 63 at-bats.
He has hit a homerun in 35 different ballparks.
He has hit a home run off of 424 different pitchers.
Barry Bonds is ambidextrous, he can write with his right hand and throws left hand and bats lefthaned.
Bonds' career batting average is .300
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.
Official Career Home Run Tracker: 734
Bonds' favorite football team is the 49ers.
Bonds: My wife is my number one fan. No one knows me like she does.
Bonds hit .471 with 4 home runs and 13 walks (7 intentional) in the 2002 World Series, thereby slugging 1.294 with a .700 on-base percentage.
Bonds received at least some MVP votes in 15 consecutive seasons. (from 1990 to 2004.)
Bonds: Those boos really motivate me to make something happen.
Bonds: The Giants pay me a lot of money, and that means I should play every day, keep myself in good physical shape, and play the way I'm capable of playing.
Bonds: No, I think superstitions don't do anything to make you a better player.
Bonds: I told him that his education is the most important thing because without it you can't get anywhere in life.
Bonds: I love San Francisco.
Bonds: I'm not seeing the ball any differently, ... I've just been lucky, I guess.
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.
He has two brothers (Bobby Jr. and Ricky) and one sister.
He often used "Danger" by Mystikal as his theme song when coming to the plate during the record-setting 2001 season.
He is a distant cousin of baseball Hall-of-Famer Reggie Jackson.
He has been married to Liz Watson since 1998. He was married to Susann "Sun" Margreth from 1988 to 1994. He has one son, Nikolai (born 1989); and two daughters, Shikari (born 1991) and Aisha Lynn (born 1999).
He is the son of Bobby Bonds. Barry wears number 25, the same number worn by his father during his seven years with the Giants. (he wore number 24 in Pittsburgh)
He attended Arizona State University for three years before signing a pro contract with Pittsburgh in 1985. He was named to the college All-America team by The Sporting News in 1985, and later selected to the All-Time College World Series team.
He won two National League batting titles (.370, 2002 & .362, 2004) and has led the NL in home runs twice (46, 1993 & 73, 2001) and RBI once (123, 1993).
He holds the New York/San Francisco Giants single-season team records for home runs (73, 2001); walks (232, 2004); total bases (411, 2001); slugging percentage (.863, 2001); on-base percentage (.609, 2004) and home runs in a World Series (4, 2002). He also holds franchise career records for slugging percentage (.672) and on-base percentage (.468).
He was the winner of eight Gold Gloves for his defensive play (1990-94 and '96-'98).
He is a seven-time National League Most Valuable Player, winning the award twice with the Pittsburgh Pirates (1990 and '92) and five times with the San Francisco Giants (1993, 2001-04). He is the only person ever to win the MVP award more than three times, and the only person to win more than two years in a row.
He holds the Major League single-season home run record with 73 (2001). He also holds Major League single-season records for walks with 232 (2004); slugging percentage with .863 (2001); on-base percentage with .609 (2004); intentional walks with 120 (2004); and home runs in the postseason with 8 (2002, tied).
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