--- title: "32 Barry Bonds Quotes by 29 authors" description: "Browse 32 Barry Bonds quotes by 29 authors. Discover the best Barry Bonds sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/07d/andy-van-slyke-28024_bonds_i-always-respected-barry-bonds-and-i-wan_1039306.png" --- > [I always respected Barry Bonds, and I wanted to let him know that I did in a certain way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-van-slyke/i-always-respected-barry-bonds-and-i-wanted-to-let-him-know-that-i/) [Andy Van Slyke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-van-slyke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/07d/andy-van-slyke-28024_bonds_i-always-respected-barry-bonds-and-i-wan_1039306.png) > [I mean the home run king, to me, is Hank Aaron, but statistically, it's Barry Bonds.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-buck/i-mean-the-home-run-king-to-me-is-hank-aaron-but-statistically-it-s/) [Joe Buck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-buck/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/acd/joe-buck-2808_baseball_i-mean-the-home-run-king-to-me-is-hank-a_2611006.jpg) > [I miss you like Barry Bonds misses his syringe.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/i-miss-you-like-barry-bonds-misses-his-syringe/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/164/anonymous-1_miss_i-miss-you-like-barry-bonds-misses-his-s_2445071.jpg) > [Barry Bonds was still young when his father's fall began. Although Bobby still continued to put up good numbers year after year,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-grann/barry-bonds-was-still-young-when-his-father-s-fall-began-although/) [David Grann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-grann/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/912/david-grann-2569_baseball_barry-bonds-was-still-young-when-his-fat_2579638.jpg) > [I had a Barry Bonds growth chart in my bedroom so I could measure myself next to a life-sized Barry and see…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brandon-crawford/i-had-a-barry-bonds-growth-chart-in-my-bedroom-so-i-could-measure/) [Brandon Crawford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brandon-crawford/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cc2/brandon-crawford-5807_bedroom_i-had-a-barry-bonds-growth-chart-in-my-b_2575401.jpg) > [Michael Jordan was criticized. Barry Bonds was criticized. Some of the greats in every profession have been criticized. Not everything is peaches…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donovan-mcnabb/michael-jordan-was-criticized-barry-bonds-was-criticized-some-of-the/) [Donovan McNabb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donovan-mcnabb/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a6/donovan-mcnabb-7074_criticized_michael-jordan-was-criticized-barry-bond_270446.png) > [Barry Bonds in the news. Yesterday Barry Bonds' agent said that Bonds could hit as many as 1,000 home runs. And the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/conan-o-brien/barry-bonds-in-the-news-yesterday-barry-bonds-agent-said-that-bonds/) [Conan O'Brien](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/conan-o-brien/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6cd/conan-o-brien-540_agents_barry-bonds-in-the-news-yesterday-barry_2636952.png) > [But I'm not going to walk Barry Bonds, like some teams do, in the first inning with nobody on.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-robinson/but-i-m-not-going-to-walk-barry-bonds-like-some-teams-do-in-the-first/) [Frank Robinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-robinson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1d6/frank-robinson-16202_baseball_but-i-m-not-going-to-walk-barry-bonds-li_2752848.png) > [Drew is a player that comes along once every 20 years. Not even Barry Bonds can be compared to J.D. Drew.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-boras/drew-is-a-player-that-comes-along-once-every-20-years-not-even-barry/) [Scott Boras](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-boras/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ea7/scott-boras-52962_baseball_drew-is-a-player-that-comes-along-once-e_2941086.png) > [If it turns out that Barry Bonds used steroids to bulk up and add muscle mass, he could get four to eight…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/argus-hamilton/if-it-turns-out-that-barry-bonds-used-steroids-to-bulk-up-and-add/) [Argus Hamilton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/argus-hamilton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e62/argus-hamilton-12460_add_if-it-turns-out-that-barry-bonds-used-st_2186083.jpg) > [I think it's very difficult to have fewer opportunities to have success and still execute. My favorite player was Barry Bonds, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joey-votto/i-think-it-s-very-difficult-to-have-fewer-opportunities-to-have/) [Joey Votto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joey-votto/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d4b/joey-votto-5210_difficult_i-think-it-s-very-difficult-to-have-fewe_1070473.jpg) > [We'll put an asterisk next to Barry Bonds' name, sure, as soon as we put one next to Babe Ruth's name. Getting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-tosh/we-ll-put-an-asterisk-next-to-barry-bonds-name-sure-as-soon-as-we-put/) [Daniel Tosh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-tosh/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7af/daniel-tosh-1624_babe_we-ll-put-an-asterisk-next-to-barry-bond_1141190.png) > [I want to be that good. I want to be Barry Bonds. I want when I pitch to be 'Win Day.' I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josh-beckett/i-want-to-be-that-good-i-want-to-be-barry-bonds-i-want-when-i-pitch/) [Josh Beckett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josh-beckett/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8c8/josh-beckett-40276_baseball_i-want-to-be-that-good-i-want-to-be-barr_3016779.jpg) > [I saw him (Barry Bonds) when he first broke in. He was a scrawny, skinny, 185-pound guy that had great talent. And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-carter/i-saw-him-barry-bonds-when-he-first-broke-in-he-was-a-scrawny-skinny/) [Gary Carter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-carter/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c2c/gary-carter-24391_bigs_i-saw-him-barry-bonds-when-he-first-brok_1042663.jpg) > [Do we settle on a regional team because we can go to its ballpark and see its games on television? Or do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-thorn/do-we-settle-on-a-regional-team-because-we-can-go-to-its-ballpark-and/) [John Thorn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-thorn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b12/john-thorn-14783_ballparks_do-we-settle-on-a-regional-team-because_2100128.png) > [Someone wanted me to write a profile for ESPN about the commissioner of baseball, and I said, "He's just some suit! Some…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-ford/someone-wanted-me-to-write-a-profile-for-espn-about-the-commissioner/) [Richard Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-ford/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/757/richard-ford-2097_baseball_someone-wanted-me-to-write-a-profile-for_979025.png) > [ \[If you could have 10 minutes in a room with Barry Bonds\] ... I'd ask him for another half hour. And then… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-buck/if-you-could-have-10-minutes-in-a-room-with-barry-bonds-i-d-ask-him/) [Joe Buck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-buck/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/da4/joe-buck-2808_asks_if-you-could-have-10-minutes-in-a-room-w_2610744.jpg) > [Hitting in a game is no different than hitting in a home run contest. It pisses me off to say Barry Bonds…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/goose-gossage/hitting-in-a-game-is-no-different-than-hitting-in-a-home-run-contest/) [Goose Gossage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/goose-gossage/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/809/goose-gossage-27381_bats_hitting-in-a-game-is-no-different-than-h_516403.jpg) > [Barry Bonds is outspoken. I think that the people of Pittsburgh felt, it's a syndrome of you've got to apologize for being…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-parker/barry-bonds-is-outspoken-i-think-that-the-people-of-pittsburgh-felt/) [Dave Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-parker/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/52d/dave-parker-64209_apologizing_barry-bonds-is-outspoken-i-think-that-th_1949572.jpg) > [I think Barry Bonds was in a unique situation given his injuries from a year ago, the fact that he played in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/buck-martinez/i-think-barry-bonds-was-in-a-unique-situation-given-his-injuries-from/) [Buck Martinez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/buck-martinez/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/80c/buck-martinez-89334_body_i-think-barry-bonds-was-in-a-unique-situ_879508.jpg) > [But this is the point I want to make: When you talk about steroids and you talk about what it means to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carlton-fisk/but-this-is-the-point-i-want-to-make-when-you-talk-about-steroids-and/) [Carlton Fisk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carlton-fisk/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/650/carlton-fisk-38314_age_but-this-is-the-point-i-want-to-make-whe_2143406.jpg) > [Barry Bonds was like Joe Namath or Muhammad Ali. He could make a statement and go out and back it up. Not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-leyland/barry-bonds-was-like-joe-namath-or-muhammad-ali-he-could-make-a/) [Jim Leyland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-leyland/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8e6/jim-leyland-25419_can-do_barry-bonds-was-like-joe-namath-or-muham_1278708.png) > [The real debate isn't over National League MVP, but over which of Barry Bonds' seasons should be considered his finest. There's 2001,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-rosenthal/the-real-debate-isn-t-over-national-league-mvp-but-over-which-of/) [Ken Rosenthal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ken-rosenthal/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/48f/ken-rosenthal-54654_average_the-real-debate-isn-t-over-national-leag_1057424.jpg) > [Where is the land of Cheaters: For real now lets see we have for starters the people who have admitted it, Lance…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-mccarty/where-is-the-land-of-cheaters-for-real-now-lets-see-we-have-for/) [Kevin Mccarty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-mccarty/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ffc/kevin-mccarty-374_famous-actors_where-is-the-land-of-cheaters-for-real-n_253936.jpg) > [(Barry) Bonds' records must remain part of baseball's history. His hits happened. Erase them and there will be discrepancies in baseball's bookkeeping…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-will/barry-bonds-records-must-remain-part-of-baseball-s-history-his-hits/) [George Will](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-will/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/096/george-will-1177_america_barry-bonds-records-must-remain-part-of_2728729.png) > [I haven't seen a player in this game, as long as I've been in it, that can't be pitched to... Barry is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-robinson/i-haven-t-seen-a-player-in-this-game-as-long-as-i-ve-been-in-it-that/) [Frank Robinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-robinson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8e4/frank-robinson-16202_awful_i-haven-t-seen-a-player-in-this-game-as_75323.png) > [Don't kid yourself. Global warming is no joke. Here's how serious global warming has gotten to be in the United States. In…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-letterman/don-t-kid-yourself-global-warming-is-no-joke-here-s-how-serious/) [David Letterman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-letterman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd3/david-letterman-378_country_don-t-kid-yourself-global-warming-is-no_1646630.jpg) > [We won. The media. We destroyed Barry Bonds, drove him crazy, turned the most disciplined and feared hitter the game has ever…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-whitlock/we-won-the-media-we-destroyed-barry-bonds-drove-him-crazy-turned-the/) [Jason Whitlock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-whitlock/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a4f/jason-whitlock-4873_baseball_we-won-the-media-we-destroyed-barry-bond_181482.png) > [For 30 years I wrote for newspapers and magazines, wrote books on the Dallas Cowboys' dynasties of the '70s and '90s, wrote…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/skip-bayless/for-30-years-i-wrote-for-newspapers-and-magazines-wrote-books-on-the/) [Skip Bayless](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/skip-bayless/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/739/skip-bayless-5404_bay-area_for-30-years-i-wrote-for-newspapers-and_287972.jpg) > [If two baseball players from the same hometown, on different teams, receive the same uniform number, it is not ironic. It is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-carlin/if-two-baseball-players-from-the-same-hometown-on-different-teams/) [George Carlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-carlin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/650/george-carlin-155_ball-player_if-two-baseball-players-from-the-same-ho_2836030.jpg) > [I've seen few things more depressing than the end-of-season Giants-Padres series in 2001 in which Barry Bonds hit his 68th homer of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-rodrick/i-ve-seen-few-things-more-depressing-than-the-end-of-season-giants/) [Stephen Rodrick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-rodrick/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/81f/stephen-rodrick-13785_barry_i-ve-seen-few-things-more-depressing-tha_42552.jpg) > [We had an argument once, yeah. It was the best thing that could have happened to our working relationship. After that, we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-van-slyke/we-had-an-argument-once-yeah-it-was-the-best-thing-that-could-have/) [Andy Van Slyke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-van-slyke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/301/andy-van-slyke-28024_argument_we-had-an-argument-once-yeah-it-was-the_3162813.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/barry-bonds/#itemlist", "name": "Barry Bonds Quotes", "numberOfItems": 32, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I always respected Barry Bonds, and I wanted to let him know that I did in a certain way.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Andy Van Slyke" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-van-slyke/i-always-respected-barry-bonds-and-i-wanted-to-let-him-know-that-i/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/07d/andy-van-slyke-28024_bonds_i-always-respected-barry-bonds-and-i-wan_1039306.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/07d/andy-van-slyke-28024_bonds_i-always-respected-barry-bonds-and-i-wan_1039306.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/07d/andy-van-slyke-28024_bonds_i-always-respected-barry-bonds-and-i-wan_1039306.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I always respected Barry Bonds, and I wanted to let him know that I did in a certain way.” — Andy Van Slyke", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I mean the home run king, to me, is Hank Aaron, but statistically, it's Barry Bonds.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Joe Buck" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-buck/i-mean-the-home-run-king-to-me-is-hank-aaron-but-statistically-it-s/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/acd/joe-buck-2808_baseball_i-mean-the-home-run-king-to-me-is-hank-a_2611006.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/acd/joe-buck-2808_baseball_i-mean-the-home-run-king-to-me-is-hank-a_2611006.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/acd/joe-buck-2808_baseball_i-mean-the-home-run-king-to-me-is-hank-a_2611006.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I mean the home run king, to me, is Hank Aaron, but statistically, it's Barry Bonds.” — Joe Buck", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I miss you like Barry Bonds misses his syringe.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Anonymous" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/i-miss-you-like-barry-bonds-misses-his-syringe/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/164/anonymous-1_miss_i-miss-you-like-barry-bonds-misses-his-s_2445071.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/164/anonymous-1_miss_i-miss-you-like-barry-bonds-misses-his-s_2445071.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/164/anonymous-1_miss_i-miss-you-like-barry-bonds-misses-his-s_2445071.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I miss you like Barry Bonds misses his syringe.” — Anonymous", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Barry Bonds was still young when his father's fall began. 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Barry Bonds needed Balco to hit all the Homeruns ans get the record of 73 beating out another steroid user Mark McGwire… Ok then you have the Tiger woods type of ho's who cheated on a beautiful wife for some Vegas pussy…Lets not forget Kristen Stewart the one everyone loved from Twilight who cheated on her man with her co-star from Snow White... 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