He’s done it again. Yes, for the fifth year in succession, Takeru “The Tsunami†Kobayashi has won the world hot-dog eating championship in New York.
Yet despite dominating the event, Kobayashi was slightly disappointed with his paltry 49 frankfurters in 12 minutes. Well short of the 53.5 hot dogs (and the current record) he managed last year. The gloomy glutton saying, “I’m very sad, I came here to beat it. Maybe next year I will.â€
This dedication to the sport is perhaps what makes Kobayashi-san stand out from the crowd; although in Japan he is not alone in the time and energy he devotes to his chosen profession:
“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.â€
Even this isn’t enough to be a champion though. There is the mental side of competing too. So next time you find yourself confronted with an all-you-can-eat buffet that demands to be devoured, don’t just loosen your belt and hope for the best. Instead, remember these wise words from The Tsunami himself. “It’s how you confront the food that is brought to you. You have to be mentally and psychologically prepared.â€
So there you are. Go and gorge.
Nacente says
Ohh I didn’t know a Japanese was the champion!
Makito says
Defies logic really as to how one person could consume that many hotdogs and make them fit in a space the size of a football.
I wonder if there is any perm damage?
In anycase, still amazing.
Nelson says
This event or “sport” as they would put it is a perfect representation of a Deadly Sin. It troubles me that Japan and the rest of the world tolerates such celebration of gluttony. Out of the millions of people dying of hunger, children starving to their death, how dare events like this ever take place. It does not promote any competitive spirit, not health, not moral soundness, …what does it try to prove anyway? It is also by the way, ironically in time with the Live 8 call to help poor and starving countries. That beats logic.
Jason says
yeah. but the world does not operate as an individual. those standards just don’t apply.
quaisi says
He looks really thin considering what he does. Does he exercise as wel?
May says
He looks pale…like a vampire. And those hotdogs look like his unsuspecting victims. Look at him, eyeing them up like that. Tch.
Still…I like him. All those hotdogs have made his skin eerily transluscent…
Bria says
Aww! I love Kobayashi! ♥
Bria says
quaisi, to answer your question you had, he has a stomach condition in which his stomach will expand to hold all of the food so he stays tiny.
In other words, the fat basically dosen’t go into his muscles and what-not.