Barry Bonds quotes:

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

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.

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

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

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'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.

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

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.

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

I don't know what my future is.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

Those boos really motivate me to make something happen.

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

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

I like to be against the odds.

It's called talent. I just have it. I can't explain it. You either have it or you don't.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

I don't sign for white people.

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.

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.

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.

Sometimes I surprise my own damn self.

It's a relief now to be able to stand next to my godfather and finally feel like I've accomplished something in the game of baseball.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

Baseball is just my job.

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

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

My life is in shambles. It is crazy. It couldn't get any crazier. I'm just trying to stay sane.