Takeru Kobayashi Quotes & Sayings

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. — Takeru Kobayashi

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. — Takeru Kobayashi

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. — Takeru Kobayashi

I've been to the Empire State Building with four friends, and it was very beautiful at that time around midnight. — Takeru Kobayashi

About three months before a contest, I drink a lot of water. I start to drink a lot of water. — Takeru Kobayashi

I just want to compete and do what I love. — Takeru Kobayashi

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. — Takeru Kobayashi

I basically go to the gym three times a week to do weight training for one or two hours. — Takeru Kobayashi

I know that I have a special stomach. — Takeru Kobayashi

Food fighters in Japan think of themselves as athletes. They have a higher recognition of the game and are constantly thinking about records. I probably won't continue for long because it puts pressure on the body. But I am at the age where I can perform my best. — Takeru Kobayashi

Stimulation-wise, I might be a little bit addicted when it comes to pushing my body to extremes. — Takeru Kobayashi

I just grill chicken and make very simple cuisine. — Takeru Kobayashi

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. — Takeru Kobayashi

[H]uman beings ... make a limit in their mind of what their potential is. They decide, "I've been told this," or "this is what society tells me," or they've been made to believe something. If every human being actually threw away those thoughts ... the potential of human beings is great, it's huge, compared to what they actually think of themselves. — Takeru Kobayashi

One cannot be betrayed if one has no people. — Takeru Kobayashi

I was able to participate in New York Fashion Week and walk down the runway. I participated in a pizza contest in Canada. — Takeru Kobayashi

When I was a kid, I wanted to be a baseball player. — Takeru Kobayashi