Takeru Kobayashi
Takeru Kobayashi
Takeru Kobayashiis a Japanese competitive eater. He holds many records, including eight Guinness Records, for eating hot dogs, meatballs, Twinkies, tacos, hamburgers, pizza, ice cream and pasta...
NationalityJapanese
ProfessionCelebrity
Date of Birth15 March 1978
CountryJapan
two training three
I basically go to the gym three times a week to do weight training for one or two hours.
beat intended large quite
I wasn't overjoyed, but I did feel a sense of accomplishment because I beat my intended quota by quite a large margin. I went there to win.
compete love
I just want to compete and do what I love.
inside people signal
The one thing that's broken inside of me is that I've lost the signal most people have to feel hungry or feel full.
contest walk york
I was able to participate in New York Fashion Week and walk down the runway. I participated in a pizza contest in Canada.
grill
I just grill chicken and make very simple cuisine.
easily outcome realizing
I could easily go one or two days without realizing that I'm so, so hungry. That's the negative outcome of what I've become.
When I was a kid, I wanted to be a baseball player.
competition maximum taste
If you taste something, you're not at the maximum of your ability. What I think about in competition is temperature and texture. It has nothing to do with taste or emotion.
drink months
About three months before a contest, I drink a lot of water. I start to drink a lot of water.
bad good people realized understand
I realized crime isn't the only way you can judge people. People can do good things, and people can do bad things. It's probably better to understand people for the good things they do.
empire four state time
I've been to the Empire State Building with four friends, and it was very beautiful at that time around midnight.
appetite brought confront food mentally people quotes
People think that if you have a huge appetite, then you'll be better at it. But actually, it's how you confront the food that is brought to you. You have to be mentally and psychologically prepared.
people stupidity betrayed
One cannot be betrayed if one has no people.