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

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

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

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 know what you guys say, but at home, life is way different from baseball.

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

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

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

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

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

Sometimes I surprise my own damn self.

I like to be against the odds.

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

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

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

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

There are not too many rich black people in this world.

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