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Related: About this forumBarry Bonds having hard time dealing with life after baseball...
"Now that Barry Bonds is retired and spotlight is off him, he's craving attention"
Barry Bonds said the most amazing thing this weekend. It was not about steroids or the U.S. justice system, though he talked about that, too. No, what Bonds told reporters in San Francisco was this:
"I gave my life and soul to that game. That's what's heartbreaking. That's the hard part of it. My (reputation) was kind of iffy anyway. I created that guy out there for entertainment only. Whether you hated me or liked me, you were there. And I only wanted you there. I just wanted you to see the show. That was it. All I ever wanted was for people to have a good time and enjoy it. It was fun to come out and people would boo or yay or whatever. They all showed up to see whatever would happen next and it motivated me to play hard."
I created that guy out there for entertainment only. Whether you hated me or liked me, you were there.
If this were the case, of course, Barry Bonds would have an easy second career. He could be an Oscar-winning actor. After all, this would mean that he spent two decades brushing people off, alienating himself from teammates and irritating the media, just so people could have a good time. What an impressive performance, and how charitable of him.
I'm not here to skewer Bonds. That's no longer our national sport, and the man is retired. We don't need to have a hammer at the ready for every time his head pops up in public.
"I gave my life and soul to that game. That's what's heartbreaking. That's the hard part of it. My (reputation) was kind of iffy anyway. I created that guy out there for entertainment only. Whether you hated me or liked me, you were there. And I only wanted you there. I just wanted you to see the show. That was it. All I ever wanted was for people to have a good time and enjoy it. It was fun to come out and people would boo or yay or whatever. They all showed up to see whatever would happen next and it motivated me to play hard."
I created that guy out there for entertainment only. Whether you hated me or liked me, you were there.
If this were the case, of course, Barry Bonds would have an easy second career. He could be an Oscar-winning actor. After all, this would mean that he spent two decades brushing people off, alienating himself from teammates and irritating the media, just so people could have a good time. What an impressive performance, and how charitable of him.
I'm not here to skewer Bonds. That's no longer our national sport, and the man is retired. We don't need to have a hammer at the ready for every time his head pops up in public.
Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/writers/michael_rosenberg/05/29/barry.bonds/index.html#ixzz1wJBkzHYE
Heh! Where is upton to help him rehabilitate is reputation??
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Barry Bonds having hard time dealing with life after baseball... (Original Post)
madinmaryland
May 2012
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We never asked for your soul, Barry. Just your best efforts as a team player and a public figure.
rocktivity
May 2012
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rocktivity
(44,583 posts)1. We never asked for your soul, Barry. Just your best efforts as a team player and a public figure.
Why didn't you feel that what you achieved as player was enough? Were you that desperate to surpass your father's records? Is that what the steroids were really about?
rocktivity
hughee99
(16,113 posts)2. Poor Barry, all juiced up and no place to go. n/t
sadbear
(4,340 posts)3. He's going to have a REALLY tough time when voters keep him out of the Hall of Fame
Swede
(33,303 posts)4. That poor thespian stayed in character for 2 decades?
Acting!
Auggie
(31,226 posts)5. Such a crock of shit
ellisonz
(27,711 posts)6. Exactamundo