Takeru Kobayashi Inspirational Quotes (6)

I've been living in New York City almost seven years, and my mentality has changed a lot. Just from being in New York this long and going across America, I realize that in New York, nobody really cares. They are just like, We're New Yorkers. I feel like that is really the way it should be.

You have to have a lot of respect for hot dogs. It's completely different from sandwich. First of all, the hot dog is American. Sandwiches are not American. They're different. Second of all, a hot dog is like a pop idol. Hot dogs are cute. It's a pop image - everyone knows what a hot dog is.

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

One cannot be betrayed if one has no people.

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

I'm always like that about everything. When I try to do something, I always think, What is the best way to do this? Instead of taking what everyone else says and how it has been forever, it's faster for me to try myself. Of course I listen to what everybody says, and at first I'll try what people say, but I always come back to trying it my way