For most the past year, the media has done an effective job of putting words into Hank Aaron's mouth and only today was I actually able to hear his thoughts about Barry and the record 'chase'. Every swingin' dick with a pencil or microphone has tried to make Americans feel that Aaron resented Bonds because he considered him a cheater, making a big deal of the fact that Aaron had no desire to be present on the record-breaking day or to follow Bonds' chase from stadium-to-stadium.
Aaron states very simply that he wants the focus to be on Bonds and not on himself and recognizes that if he were present, it would detract from Bonds' day.
This man is certainly one of the classiest of our lifetimes and as far as I'm concerned, he'll always be the home run king, regardless of how many Barry ends up with.