Barry Bonds Quotes

Happiness does not come from doing easy work but from the afterglow of satisfaction that comes after the achievement of a difficult task that demanded our best.

I felt something like a sense of achievement while acting.

He made me realize that hard work--that the act of finishing, of completing, of accomplishing a task--is joyous

The satisfaction to be derived from success in a great constructive enterprise is one of the most massive that life has to offer.

I'm glad I did it, partly because it was worth it, but mostly because I shall never have to do it again.

And it feels like, finally.

The reward of a thing well done is having done it.

Take your victories, whatever they may be, cherish them, use them, but don't settle for them.

I've been very, very successful. It's very satisfying to me.

I think I've achieved everything I wanted to.

The three-thousand hitting thing was the first time I let individual pressure get to me. I was uptight about it. When I saw the hit going through, I had a sigh of relief more than anything.

Everyone was thinking it was going to be a bust. I felt redeemed.

There's a real feeling when you know you're getting it right. It's a physical feeling.

The best role is something that's challenging. Fun is great, but when it's challenging, you get to overcome barriers, and when you see the finished product, it's very rewarding.

I still need practice in enjoying the fruits of success.

I'm not even aware of my success. Success is such an illusion.

Something that's fun for me is a challenge. When you have a challenge and you take on that challenge and succeed, that's the best feeling.

I know my parents are really proud of me, and they think I've become successful, so that's nice, but there's still so much I want to achieve in my life.

Success isn't everything but it makes a man stand straight.

Your success story is a bigger story than whatever you're trying to say on stage. Success makes life easier. It doesn't make living easier.

I love a challenge and the last four years it has all come to fruition and it has been wonderful.

I believe the relationships and emotions you experience when you have success are the things that last forever.

Some people would say I've made it now.

I've had some incredibly triumphal things happen in my life.

It would be fantastic to spend your whole life trying to pursue something and then finally, at the last moment, you achieve it. You know, instead of getting it in the middle of the pursuit and spending the second half giving it meaning.