Barry Bonds basked in hometown adulation Friday during a celebration where he received the key to the city and heard not a mention of the steroid controversy. Bonds was joined on stage by family, teammates, politicians and Giants greats Willie McCovey and Willie Mays. The sometimes prickly slugger smiled broadly as he thanked his parents, Mayor Gavin Newsom, owner Peter Magowan and especially the Giants faithful. "Love was giving me that strength," Bonds said. "You the fans, the city of San Francisco -- that is why I'm the player I am today."