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 BONDSI 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.
More Barry Bonds Quotes
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I don’t sign for white people.
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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.
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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.
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Sometimes I surprise my own damn self.
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My career is an open book, but my life is not.
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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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Everyone in society should be a role model, not only for their own self-respect, but for respect from others.
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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.
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I think everyone needs to be a role model, period.
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I’m clean, I’ve always been clean.
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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.
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There’s not too many rich black people in this world.
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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.
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I don’t know what you guys say, but at home, life is way different from baseball.
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Baseball is just my job.
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I’m a very private person. My life story isn’t for everybody.
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I don’t ever remember having any bad times here in Pittsburgh.
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There is nothing better than walking out and hitting a home run.
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I’ve always played for the acceptance of my godfather (Willie Mays) and father (Bobby Bonds).
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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.
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Age is how you feel. If you take care of yourself, you’ll be able to do the same things. You may not do it as often. But you can still do it.
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I don’t know what my future is.
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I’m not afraid to be lonely at the top.
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I don’t want to be a Major League coach.
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I like to be against the odds.
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It’s not the name that makes the player. It’s the player.
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