19 Quotes by 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.

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.

I just want to compete and do what I love.

I know that I have a special stomach.

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

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.

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.

One cannot be betrayed if one has no people.

[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.