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| Barry Lamar Bonds was born on July 24, 1964, in Riverside, California. His childhood was strongly influenced by several great major league baseball players: his father Bobby was once an All Star, and played for several teams, including the Giants; through his mother, he is the cousin of Reggie Jackson, one of the greatest World Series heroes of all time; and his godfather Willie Mays, who is considered to be one of the greatest, if not THE greatest, baseball player ever. Bobby Bonds played for the Giants until Barry was about 10 years old. Barry grew up and around Candlestick Park, the Giants' home field. While the team warmed up for games, Barry got to practice in the outfield. He received plenty of pointers from his father and godfather while out there. |
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| Other sports role models Bonds looked up during his childhood included Mickey Mantle, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and Tony Dorsett. | ||||||||||||||||