Barry Bonds Quotes (149 Quotes)

It's not unrealistic, but now it's just the time of how I recover.

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

Besides my kids being born and my wife being so supportive, he kind of really inspired me to come back, ... It was just really heart-warming to know this young kid was rooting for me and told me to keep my head up. Things that we say to young kids, this young man was saying the exact same thing to me. It just really motivated me to work harder and get back.

We've got a winning record, so it's not a big deal. There are times you're going to be a part of it and times you're not going to be a part of it.

The next big step for Barry Bonds in his return from knee surgery may be picking up a bat and hitting in the cage. I feel great, ... I'm just doing what the Giants tell me right now. I don't want to make any predictions about the future, but I feel like I'm getting closer. The swelling is pretty stable.

Right now, I'm just trying to keep my mind clear, that's it.

It was nice. It felt good to hit the ball good today.

I don't know what cheating is.

I don't worry about that stuff. We can react about baseball questions, or we don't have a conversation. That's my reaction.

It's nice to win, ... I still feel like I'm in the spring training mode. Sometimes I feel really good. Sometimes I feel off balance. Those are things you go through in spring training. I'm trying to put it together in such a short window of time.

A lot (fewer) balls were hit to me, and I just got stiff and cold, ... I'm trying to put a lot together in a short period of time.

It's tough. I'm trying to put a lot of stuff together in a short period of time.

It's good when you win. It just makes it a little more gratifying, that's all it does, ... I can hit a baseball. I've never had any problems doing that. I'm trying to do it when we win games.

I just want to get in the best shape I can, and be able to go out there and help this team win a division, ... We've still got time and I think we've still got a chance, and I want to do it. I want to be a part of it. Even if it's a short amount of time, I want to be a part of it.

The fast ones I'm able to see. The slower ones I'm missing. He challenged me one time too many.

I felt great. It felt good to be with the guys, being in San Francisco, hearing the fans. There's no place like home.

Every pitcher can beat you, it doesn't matter how good you are.

The last at-bat, I was pretty burned out, ... I have a short period of time to help as much as I can. Hopefully, it doesn't hurt the team. They've been there all year. I'm having to make fast, fast, fast adjustments.

The only number I care about is Babe Ruth's. Because as a left-handed hitter, I wiped him out. That's it. And in the baseball world, Babe Ruth's everything, right I got his slugging percentage and I'll take his home runs and that's it. Don't talk about him no more.

Ha Do you guys believe that Do you guys know my life history a little bit One, you insult my children, who are half-white. I was married to a woman who was white, so let's get real. I don't even know the guy. Tell him he's an ... idiot.

It was heartwarming, wonderful. It's our crowd. It's our town. These are our people. It made me feel great.

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'

The Braves have always been a classy organization. They earn the respect they've gotten.

Barry Bonds, his name continually linked to suspicion of steroid use, later broached the subject. It busts me up when they show some teenager who's been on steroids and his life is suddenly messed up, ... It's the parent's job to be a parent to that kid. ... I tell my boy, 'if I see you doing steroids, I'll bust you up.' And I mean it.

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

This division is a little ... different. It's the first time I've seen this in the history of baseball.

That's a great compliment if that's the case, ... These guys are good. Everybody's playing well. You just can't take two days and two games right now and start riding the white pony. You've got continue on. If we're going to make a run at this, we've got to continue winning. There's no looking back.

That's my plan, that's why I'm here, ... There's no doubt in my mind I can play the game at a high level.

This is our country, ... We're the United States. We have a crisis here that everybody needs to start contributing to. Not pointing fingers, but contributing to.

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

Right now, I'm just trying to get back on the field. I don't care about this whole record thing. I just care about doing the best job that I can. It's hard, man, when baseball is all I've ever known and all I've ever done, to hit the switch and dim the lights a little bit.

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.

A guy can be healthy as heck and all of a sudden your legs are all stiff the next day. That's part of baseball. That's the everyday grind.

Giant shortstop Royce Clayton is just as admiring. I've never seen anyone like him, ... Barry is like Magic Johnson -- he makes everyone around him better.

The guys are playing really good, ... I don't want to mess em up.

My career is an open book, but my life is not.

I was just happy for Kevin, man. He went out and got three hits today. That's pretty good for his debut.

Go to the Empire State Building and jump off, commit suicide and people can say, 'Barry Bonds is finally dead.' Except for in San Francisco. I'll leave something for them.

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

I didn't speak to the media (there) because I didn't want it to be a distraction. It upsets me that a private conversation would end up published, misinterpreted possibly because of a language barrier and be taken entirely out of context.

The timing is just not right. I have too many other responsibilities, too many things I have to take care of that are important to me. I owe it to the city (of San Francisco), my knee, my team, the fans and my family. I have to put my greatest effort right now into all of that.

I'll take a 2-for-the-rest-of-the-season as long as we win the World Series. I have not swung the bat well in the past and the team has won games. There are times you're going to be a big part of it and times you're not going to be part of it. ... It's just fun to win. I'll be fine.

It was good. I finally got to swing the bat a little bit more.

I've been in L.A. for the most part in 90-degree weather, ... Coming up here to San Francisco and the cold ... I just want to see how I come out of it.

I just prayed, brother. That's it. I thought, 'Why me'

What's my job description That's what I'm doing at that time. No, I don't forget (what is said). I will never forget. I forgive you but I don't forget. I forgive everybody.

If the season's over, might as well. I'm still trying to get healthy. It'd be the smart thing to do. I came back to try and give (the team) a push. It just may not be enough time.

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.

Why do we have to go with that every time Can we just talk about baseball Please Please Please Can we just talk baseball Please Can we I appreciate it.

I'm still unsure of if and when I'll be able to come back this year. This has not changed in the past couple of weeks. I'm working hard on the bike and the elliptical machine, but I'm just not there yet. While I continue to progress, I do not want to push