“Losing dad (Bobby Bonds) was the worst thing in the world.”

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

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

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

I’m clean, I’ve always been clean.

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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

Sometimes I surprise my own damn self.

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 was 41 when I became a dad. I try to be as much fun as my father was, but I’m at home more – and less of a disciplinarian.

But when you come home at night with only the shattered pieces of your hopes and dreams, he can mend them like new with two magic words Hi, Dad!

My mum always told me I was precious, while my dad always told me I was worthless. I think that’s a good grounding for a balanced life.

Really, I didn’t know my dad very well. He and my mother split up after the war. I was raised by my maternal grandmother and grandfather, and by my mother.

My dad challenged every president from President [Dwight] Eisenhower and Vice President [Richard] Nixon to President [J.F] Kennedy.

As my father used to tell me, the only true sign of success in life is being able to do for a living that which makes you happy.

When Courtney’s mother and I first separated I tried to be Disney Dad, showering her with gifts, trips and then I snapped out of it.

Dad taught me everything I know. Unfortunately, he didn’t teach me everything he knows.