Editing Barry Bonds (section)

==Personal life==
Bonds met Susann ("Sun") Margreth Branco, the mother of his first two children (Nikolai and Shikari),<ref name="GAsdpa">{{cite news |author=Brazil |first=Eric |date=March 28, 1995 |title=Giants star defends prenuptial agreement |url=http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/e/a/1995/03/28/NEWS6252.dtl&hw=barry+bonds&sn=098&sc=251 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071013190934/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=%2Fe%2Fa%2F1995%2F03%2F28%2FNEWS6252.dtl&hw=barry+bonds&sn=098&sc=251 |archive-date=October 13, 2007 |access-date=October 10, 2007 |work=[[SFGate]]}}</ref> in [[Montreal]], Quebec, in August 1987. They eloped to [[Las Vegas Valley|Las Vegas]] February 5, 1988. The couple separated in June 1994, divorced in December 1994, and had their marriage [[annulment|annulled]] in 1997 by the [[Catholic Church]].<ref name="BaLBMP">{{Cite web |last1=Stritoff |first1=Sheri |last2=Stritoff |first2=Bob |title=Barry and Liz Bonds Marriage Profile |url=http://marriage.about.com/od/sports/p/barrybonds.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071024140202/http://marriage.about.com/od/sports/p/barrybonds.htm |archive-date=October 24, 2007 |access-date=April 16, 2008 |website=[[Dotdash Meredith|About.com]]}}</ref> The divorce was a media affair because Bonds had his Swedish spouse sign a [[prenuptial agreement]] in which she "waived her right to a share of his present and future earnings" and which was upheld. Bonds had been providing his wife $20,000/month in child support and $10,000 in spousal support at the time of the ruling.<ref>{{cite news |author=Brazil |first=Eric |date=May 16, 1995 |title=Sun Bonds is loser in ruling on prenuptial agreement Giants star didn't trick her into signing, judge says |url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/e/a/1995/05/16/NEWS4238.dtl&hw=Barry+Bonds&sn=010&sc=783 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120620145938/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=%2Fe%2Fa%2F1995%2F05%2F16%2FNEWS4238.dtl&hw=Barry+Bonds&sn=010&sc=783 |archive-date=June 20, 2012 |access-date=April 16, 2008 |work=[[SFGate]]}}</ref> During the hearings to set permanent support levels, allegations of abuse came from both parties.<ref>{{cite news |author=Mitchell |first=Eve |date=December 7, 1995 |title=Ex-wife says Bonds beat her repeatedly during marriage: Tearful defendant testifies he kicked her while pregnant |url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/e/a/1995/12/07/NEWS7115.dtl&hw=Barry+Bonds&sn=006&sc=889 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090615073424/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=%2Fe%2Fa%2F1995%2F12%2F07%2FNEWS7115.dtl&hw=Barry+Bonds&sn=006&sc=889 |archive-date=June 15, 2009 |access-date=April 16, 2008 |work=[[SFGate]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=Mitchell |first=Eve |date=December 9, 1995 |title=Lawyer challenges Sun Bonds's account of beating: Testimony centers on '93 altercation |url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/e/a/1995/12/09/NEWS5801.dtl&hw=Barry+Bonds&sn=005&sc=899 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110917004534/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=%2Fe%2Fa%2F1995%2F12%2F09%2FNEWS5801.dtl&hw=Barry+Bonds&sn=005&sc=899 |archive-date=September 17, 2011 |access-date=April 16, 2008 |work=[[SFGate]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=Mitchell |first=Eve |date=December 16, 1995 |title=Bonds counters ex-wife's charges: Giants star testifies in divorce case that she kicked him and broke his trophies |url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/e/a/1995/12/16/NEWS14045.dtl&hw=Barry+Bonds&sn=004&sc=956 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090615044841/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=%2Fe%2Fa%2F1995%2F12%2F16%2FNEWS14045.dtl&hw=Barry+Bonds&sn=004&sc=956 |archive-date=June 15, 2009 |access-date=April 16, 2008 |work=[[SFGate]]}}</ref> The trial dragged on for months, but Bonds was awarded both houses and reduced support.<ref>{{cite news |author=Mitchell |first=Eve |date=March 8, 1996 |title=Sun Bonds's claims dismissed; houses go to ballplayer: Judge Sides With Giants Star |url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/e/a/1996/03/08/NEWS9942.dtl&hw=Barry+Bonds&sn=001&sc=1000 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120620145107/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=%2Fe%2Fa%2F1996%2F03%2F08%2FNEWS9942.dtl&hw=Barry+Bonds&sn=001&sc=1000 |archive-date=June 20, 2012 |access-date=April 16, 2008 |work=[[SFGate]]}}</ref> On August 21, 2000, the [[Supreme Court of California]], in an opinion signed by Chief Justice [[Ronald M. George]], unanimously held that "substantial evidence supports the determination of the trial court that the [prenuptial] agreement in the present case was entered into voluntarily."<ref>{{Cite web |title=In re Marriage of Bonds (2000) 24 C4th 1 |url=http://online.ceb.com/CalCases/C4/24C4t1.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150903211743/http://online.ceb.com/CalCases/C4/24C4t1.htm |archive-date=September 3, 2015 |access-date= |website=Online.Ceb.com}}</ref> In reaction to the decision, significant changes in California law relating to the validity and enforceability of premarital agreements soon followed.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hylton |first1=J. Gordon |date=October 20, 2009 |title=Barry Bonds's Contribution to the Growth of American Law |url=https://law.marquette.edu/facultyblog/2009/10/20/barry-bonds%E2%80%99-contribution-to-the-growth-of-american-law/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180307145133/https://law.marquette.edu/facultyblog/2009/10/20/barry-bonds%e2%80%99-contribution-to-the-growth-of-american-law/ |archive-date=March 7, 2018 |access-date=December 16, 2017 |website=[[Marquette University Law School]]}}</ref><ref>Cal. Fam. Code §§ 1610 et seq.</ref>

In 2010, Bonds's son Nikolai, who served as a Giants [[batboy]] during his father's years playing in San Francisco and always sat next to his dad in the dugout during games,<ref name="batboyson">{{Cite news |date=July 27, 2007 |title=Bonds's son might not be working as bat boy when dad breaks HR mark |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/news/story?id=2918168 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071008123420/http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2918168 |archive-date=October 8, 2007 |access-date=October 10, 2007 |work=[[ESPN]] |agency=[[Associated Press]]}}</ref> was charged with five [[misdemeanor]]s resulting from a confrontation with his mother, Sun Bonds, who was granted a restraining order against Nikolai.<ref>{{cite news |date=January 12, 2010 |title=Barry Bonds's Son Pleads Not Guilty to Assaulting Mother |url=http://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/01/12/barry-bonds-son-pleads-guilty-assaulting-mother/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025221142/http://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/01/12/barry-bonds-son-pleads-guilty-assaulting-mother/ |archive-date=October 25, 2012 |access-date=September 11, 2010 |work=[[Fox News]] |agency=[[Associated Press]]}}</ref>

In 1994, Bonds and Kimberly Bell, a [[graphic designer]], started<ref name=graphic>{{cite news |last=Dolan |first=Maura |date=March 29, 2011 |title=Former mistress testifies at Barry Bonds' trial |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2011-mar-29-la-me-0329-barry-bonds-20110329-story.html |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |access-date=July 23, 2022 |archive-date=July 23, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220723135450/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2011-mar-29-la-me-0329-barry-bonds-20110329-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref> a relationship that lasted from 1994 through May 2003.<ref>{{cite news |date=August 8, 2005 |title=Barry Bonds's Alleged Mistress Speaks Out |url=http://www.foxnews.com/story/0%2C2933%2C147456%2C00.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060422202739/http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,147456,00.html |archive-date=April 22, 2006 |access-date=April 17, 2008 |work=[[Fox News]]}}</ref><ref name="spares">{{cite news |last=Preuit |first=Lori |date=March 28, 2011 |title=Kimberly Bell Spares No Graphic Detail |url=https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/sports/kimberly-bell-spares-no-graphic-detail-on-stand/1912623 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404203223/https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/sports/kimberly-bell-spares-no-graphic-detail-on-stand/1912623/ |archive-date=April 4, 2023 |access-date=July 23, 2022 |work=[[KNTV]]}}</ref> Bonds purchased a home in [[Scottsdale, Arizona]], for Kimberly.<ref name=BaLBMP/>

On January 10, 1998, Bonds married his second wife, Liz Watson, at the San Francisco [[Ritz-Carlton]] Hotel in front of 240 guests.<ref name=BaLBMP/> The couple lived in [[Los Altos Hills, California]], with their daughter Aisha<ref name=BaLBMP/><ref name="SecondWife">{{cite web |title=Los Altos Hills People |url=http://www.losaltoshills.com/people/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080509052515/http://www.losaltoshills.com/people/ |archive-date=May 9, 2008 |access-date=April 17, 2008 |website=[[Los Altos Hills, California|Los Altos Hills]]}}</ref> during their ten-and-a-half years of marriage before Watson filed for legal separation on June 9, 2009, citing [[irreconcilable differences]].<ref>{{cite news |author=Williams |first=Lance |date=June 9, 2009 |title=Bonds's wife files for separation |url=http://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/Bonds-wife-files-for-separation-3228441.php |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090612035048/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=%2Fc%2Fa%2F2009%2F06%2F09%2FBADC18388P.DTL |archive-date=June 12, 2009 |access-date=June 29, 2009 |work=[[SFGate]]}}</ref> On July 21, 2009, just six weeks later, Watson announced that she was withdrawing her Legal Separation action.<ref name="Reconciliation">{{cite news|url=http://www.thehollywoodgossip.com/2009/07/liz-watson-files-to-end-separation-with-barry-bonds/|title=Liz Watson Files to End Separation with Barry Bonds|date=July 21, 2009|access-date=March 31, 2013|work=The Hollywood Gossip|archive-date=February 3, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203003135/http://www.thehollywoodgossip.com/2009/07/liz-watson-files-to-end-separation-with-barry-bonds/|url-status=live}}</ref> The couple were reconciled for seven months before Watson formally filed for divorce in Los Angeles on February 26, 2010.<ref name="WatsonDivorce">{{Cite web |date=February 26, 2010 |title=Barry Bonds's wife files for divorce in LA |url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2010/02/26/sports/s173910S92.DTL |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100301104926/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=%2Fn%2Fa%2F2010%2F02%2F26%2Fsports%2Fs173910S92.DTL |archive-date=March 1, 2010 |access-date=March 26, 2017 |website=[[SFGate]] |agency=[[Associated Press]]}}</ref> On June 6, 2011, Bonds and Watson filed a legal agreement not to take the divorce to trial and instead settle it in an "uncontested manner," agreeing to end the marriage privately at an unspecified later date without further court involvement.<ref name="UncontestedManner">{{cite news|url=http://radaronline.com/exclusives/2010/06/exclusive-barry-bonds-moves-one-step-closer-divorce/|title=EXCLUSIVE: Barry Bonds Moves One Step Closer To Divorce|access-date=March 31, 2013|date=June 8, 2010|work=[[Radar Online]]|archive-date=February 19, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140219114520/http://radaronline.com/exclusives/2010/06/exclusive-barry-bonds-moves-one-step-closer-divorce/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Several of Bonds' family and extended family members have been involved in athletics as either a career or a notable pastime. Bonds has a younger brother, [[Bobby Bonds Jr.|Bobby Jr.]], who was also a professional baseball player.<ref>{{cite news |author=Knapp |first=Gwen |date=July 1, 2001 |title=Bobby Bonds Jr. plays for the love of the game |url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2001/07/01/SP195291.DTL |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120620145502/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=%2Fc%2Fa%2F2001%2F07%2F01%2FSP195291.DTL |archive-date=June 20, 2012 |access-date=April 17, 2008 |work=[[SFGate]]}}</ref> His paternal aunt, [[Rosie Bonds]], is a former American record holder in the 80 meter [[hurdles]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Barry Bonds |url=http://www.thebaseballpage.com/players/bondsba01.php |archive-url=https://archive.today/20080510144452/http://www.thebaseballpage.com/players/bondsba01.php |archive-date=May 10, 2008 |access-date=April 17, 2008 |website=The Baseball Page}}</ref> and competed in the 1964 Olympics.<ref>{{cite web |date=August 16, 2004 |title=1964 U.S. Olympic Track & Field Olympian Rosie Bonds |url=http://www.wireimage.com/ItemListings.aspx?igi=72635&nbc1=1&VwMd=i |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605033055/http://www.wireimage.com/ItemListings.aspx?igi=72635&nbc1=1&VwMd=i |archive-date=June 5, 2011 |access-date=April 17, 2008 |website=[[Getty Images|WireImage]]}}</ref> In addition, he is a distant cousin of Hall of Famer [[Reggie Jackson]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Grann |first=David |author-link=David Grann |date=September 1, 2002 |title=Baseball Without Metaphor |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/09/01/magazine/baseball-without-metaphor.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180303055059/https://www.nytimes.com/2002/09/01/magazine/baseball-without-metaphor.html |archive-date=March 3, 2018 |access-date= |work=[[The New York Times Magazine]] |language=en}}</ref>

Among Bonds's many real estate properties is a home he owns in the exclusive gated community of [[Beverly Park]] in [[Beverly Hills]], California.<ref>{{cite news |author=Waxman |first=Sharon |date=July 2, 2006 |title=Paradise Bought in Los Angeles |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/02/fashion/02mansion.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090417055702/http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/02/fashion/02mansion.html |archive-date=April 17, 2009 |access-date=April 17, 2008 |work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref>

An avid cyclist, Bonds chose the activity to be a primary means of keeping in shape and great passion since his playing career. Because knee surgeries, back surgeries, and hip surgeries made it much more difficult to run, cycling has allowed him to engage in sufficient cardiovascular activity to help keep in shape. As a result of the cycling, he has lost 25 pounds from his final playing weight of 240 pounds.<ref name=moore060116/>

Bonds is an active practitioner of [[Brazilian jiu-jitsu]] and was promoted to blue belt in the [[Martial arts|martial art]] in 2023.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Rogers |first1=Kian |date=July 1, 2023 |title=Baseball Legend Barry Bonds Promoted To BJJ Blue Belt |url=https://jitsmagazine.com/baseball-legend-barry-bonds-promoted-to-bjj-blue-belt/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230701071913/https://jitsmagazine.com/baseball-legend-barry-bonds-promoted-to-bjj-blue-belt/ |archive-date=July 1, 2023 |access-date=July 1, 2023 |website=Jitsmagazine}}</ref>