Don’t Hate The Game, Hate The Player: The Most Hated Athletes Of All Time

Barry Bonds

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The all-time home run record holder was never really a personable athlete. There were many reasons not to like Barry Bonds like the fact he was hardly ever friendly with his fans or the media, making it easier for the media to create their own narrative about him.

Out of nowhere, Bonds gained an immense amount of muscle and size and his home runs started to add up. Performance enhancing drugs anyone? That was immediately everyone’s thoughts about his change in game and appearance but he never owned up to it until he retired from baseball.