Top 50 Quotes & Sayings by Barry Bonds

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American athlete Barry Bonds.

Last updated on December 21, 2024.

Barry Lamar Bonds is an American former professional baseball left fielder who played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). Bonds was a member of the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1986 to 1992 and the San Francisco Giants from 1993 to 2007. He is considered to be one of the greatest baseball players of all time.

American - Athlete | Born: July 24, 1964

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I like to be against the odds.

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

Young players need to know how to take care of themselves for life after baseball.

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 was born to hit a baseball. I can hit a baseball.

Barry Bonds

It's not the name that makes the player. It's the player.

Barry Bonds

I don't know what my future is.

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

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

Those boos really motivate me to make something happen.

Barry Bonds

I never stop looking for things to try and make myself better.

Barry Bonds

I don't want to be a Major League coach.

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I'm not afraid to be lonely at the top.

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.

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There's not too many rich black people in this world.

Barry Bonds

I don't know what you guys say, but at home, life is way different from baseball.

Barry Bonds

I'm a very private person. My life story isn't for everybody.

Barry Bonds

I could learn how to press 'Record' on a tape recorder and write for a newspaper or a magazine.

Barry Bonds

Everyone in society should be a role model, not only for their own self-respect, but for respect from others.

Barry Bonds

When I finish playing, I think I'd like to coach college baseball.

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

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

There is nothing better than walking out and hitting a home run.

Barry Bonds

I think everyone needs to be a role model, period.

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Baseball is just my job.

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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.

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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'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

But to be the best, you must face the best. And to overcome your fear, you must deal with the best.

Barry Bonds

I think of myself as 'catching' the ball with my bat and letting the pitcher supply the power.

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 feel my time in baseball has come and gone. I feel like I had a great career. I had a lot of fun and have a lot of great memories. At one point in time, I'll be able to tell it all. Right now that's in the past. I see things differently. I more want to help.

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

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

I don't ever remember having any bad times here in Pittsburgh.

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 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.

Barry Bonds

Sometimes I surprise my own damn self.

Barry Bonds

When I was playing, it would be whatever role I wanted. Now it's whatever they ask me to do, which I kind of like better.

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

I've always played for the acceptance of my godfather (Willie Mays) and father (Bobby Bonds).

Barry Bonds

I'm clean, I've always been clean.

Barry Bonds