I can’t tell you all my secrets to how I can eat so many. Someone out there might copy it. But I will tell you this: The night before the competition, I sleep only four hours. That means when I actually do eat, my stomach will want to digest the food quicker. Joey Chestnut Read Quote
Honestly, I’m so competitive that sometimes I don’t understand what other people are going through. Joey Chestnut Read Quote
There have always been a lot of critics of competitive eating. You can be a critic of anything. It’s easy to be a critic. You can say negative things about golf, the amount of water wasted on golf courses. Or NASCAR. There are wastes in everything. Joey Chestnut Read Quote
I’d never eaten lobster before. I was 21. I didn’t know what the heck I was doing. I was scooping guts. But I tied for third. And the two men who beat me didn’t look good. One was Bob Shoudt. He seemed in pain. And I felt fine! I was ‘Oh, my God, they look like they’re dying. And I can eat so much more!’ I knew I was made for it after that contest. Joey Chestnut Read Quote
I’m more than just a competitive eater. I’m a smart guy. I could be an awesome park ranger. Joey Chestnut Read Quote
Kobayashi was the man. The other competitive eaters, they thought of him as unbeatable… He wasn’t an eater. He was a god. Joey Chestnut Read Quote
