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
As long as guys around you keep swinging the bat good, they've got to come to you eventually. You've just got to be patient. ... That's how you win games. Everybody has to do it.
As long as it goes over the yellow line, it doesn't matter. We've got to keep winning -- we're chasing (San Diego).
As long as I'm healthy, I want to give it a try. It might not be here. But I'd hope the Giants would still want me. I'd like to finish my career in this shirt.
That's what my goal is right now and I expect to be ready, ... But the doctors are telling me playing this year might put that in jeopardy, that I could undo any gains I've already made. No matter how much I want to play, I'm not going to let that happen.
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.
Especially off Billy, it's crazy. I haven't hit a ball like that off him ever. Ever. ... It was a big boost for us because it tied the game. They came back and beat us. It shows what kind of team they are. We played good against them. Right now, they're probably one of the best teams on the East.
It's working real good. I hope it stays like that all year.
It's tough. I'm trying to put a lot of stuff together in a short period of time.
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.
I want my kids to have lesser of a headache than I have. Somebody has to take on the bullets, and if it's me that's fine with me.
I want to be out there with the team, but half the team is playing with other teams. I want us to play together.
I want to be able to play with my kids, man. There's a lot more to life than baseball.
It's good to know my instincts haven't gone anywhere, ... With each swing I felt more and more comfortable in there. I'd have to admit that I was satisfied with the results.
It's fine. The knee is good. ... I've just got to get my strength back. My legs are fine. I just took a couple weeks off from training.