It might be the bottom bracket bearing, but it is more likely to be the attachment of the crank arms to the spindle. There is a square hole in the crank arm that is tapered to fit tightly onto the the tapered square end of the bottom bracket spindle. You have to tighten the the nut (usually under a dust cover about the size of a quarter that you unscrew with a screwdriver). Both sides of course. It usually requires a thin-wall socket, or a special wrench designed for this purpose such as the one shown here.
http://www.parktool.com/product/crank-wrench-ccw-5
good luck.
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