Bonds has more goals to achieve

St. Louis Cardinals standout Albert Pujols was the runner-up.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- After 18 major league seasons, Barry Bonds still has worlds to conquer. He wants a World Series ring, and he's still pursuing the career home run record.
The San Francisco outfielder has one more goal in mind: He wants to keep making Bobby Bonds proud.
Barry Bonds won a record sixth National League MVP award Tuesday, becoming the first player to receive the honor in three consecutive years. At 39, he has enjoyed one of the most remarkable careers in the modern game -- but Bonds has no plans to slow down.
Looking ahead
"I'm looking very much forward to next season," said the Giants star, who has won twice as many MVP awards as any other player. "I started training just two weeks after the season. I'm training even harder this year than I did last year. I really want to see if I can put things together without my father for the first time."
Bobby Bonds, his three-time All-Star father, died in August. When Barry returned to the Giants, he led them to the NL West championship.
"This award is more special to me than any award I've ever received because it's dedicated to my father," Bonds said. "He has been my hitting coach my entire life, ever since I was a little kid. I miss him dearly. It's a really emotional time for me right now."
Bonds, the only player to win more than three MVPs, hit .341 with 45 homers and 90 RBIs, leading the major leagues in slugging percentage (.749), on-base percentage (.529) and walks (148). He also became the first player with 500 homers and 500 stolen bases.
The 12-time All-Star received 28 of 32 first-place votes and 426 points in balloting by the Baseball Writers' Association of America.
Others
St. Louis outfielder Albert Pujols was second with three first-place votes and 303 points. Atlanta outfielder Gary Sheffield got the other first-place vote and was third with 247 points.
Among the four major North American professional sports, only the NHL's Wayne Gretzky has more MVP awards, with nine. The NBA's Kareem Abdul-Jabbar also won six MVPs.
"To be able to say you've won this award six times, there's no words for it," Bonds said.
Bonds' emotional summer has led to a fall filled with controversy.
Bonds and many other athletes have been subpoenaed to testify by a federal grand jury investigating the Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative, a nutritional supplements lab. On Monday, a lawyer for Bonds' personal trainer, Greg Anderson, confirmed his client is a target of the probe.
Bonds declined comment on BALCO, citing his lawyer's advice, but welcomed the start of steroid testing next season.
"I am glad there is going to be testing," he said. "I am glad that, hopefully, hopefully, it will diminish a lot of everyone's speculation, and everyone can just move on."
Bonds should pass his godfather, Willie Mays, for third place on baseball's career homers list early next season. He's currently fourth with 658, also trailing Babe Ruth (714) and Hank Aaron (755).
Records in sight
If he maintains his pace, Bonds would reach Aaron's record in 2005 or 2006.
"I feel that Hank Aaron's record is the greatest single record in all of sports," Bonds said. "It's going to be a very difficult task to do. I'm prepared for the challenge. I just don't know if it's reachable."
Bonds has reached 45 homers in four straight seasons, hitting a record 73 in 2001.