Quotes from Barry Bonds

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

Baseball is just my job.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

I'm going to go back to the Bay Area, this is my thing, and I'm just going to open my own school of baseball. Find a facility, find a place and just teach kids. That's what I want to do.

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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