Barry Bonds takes fault for way he acted during career

Former MLB great Barry Bonds is starting to open up and take accountability for the way that he acted toward others during his career.

There are plenty of instances of legendary athletes that were known to be not the easiest people to be around during their careers. Former MLB slugger and home run king Barry Bonds was known to be one of those people during his caeer.

Whether it was not treating people the right way or just being absolute difficult to work with, Bonds carried a perception about himself that wasn’t the best. Some of that could have stemmed from scandals he was mired in and the frustrations with dealing them, but his image certainly wasn’t the best and there is debate about whether or not he should go in the Hall of Fame.

While those days are past us now, Bonds is trying to repair his image and he’s taking accountability for the way that he has treated others.

In an interview with Terence Moore of SportsOnEarth, Bonds took onus for his actions and didn’t hold back on himself with the way he treated others.

"“Me. It’s on me. I’m to blame for the way I was [portrayed], because I was a dumbass. I was straight stupid, and I’ll be the first to admit it,”"

Bonds goes on to further say in the interview that he continues to feel guilt about the way that he treated others and that he never meant for things to turn out the way that they did. When he was asked about what might have caused the change in him to become that person people despised, Bonds mentioned the high expectations that came with him from his early days with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

"“The expectations on me at a young age is what got me,” Bonds said without hesitation. “During the Pittsburgh days, when we were starting to win a little bit, it was like it was all my fault that we didn’t win.”"

Even more damning about Bonds’ past and the way he reportedly treated others, is the fact that he even started to turn on his teammates a bit in San Francisco, the article further notes.

So while Bonds might have been a terrible person to be around during his career, it’s understandable what might have caused him to be that person no one wanted to be around and it’s a bit refreshing to hear him admit it.

Whether or not he has actually changed remains to be seen, but him accepting it is a far cry from the Bonds of old.

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