Quotes from Joey Chestnut

Winning tastes pretty good.

I'm more than just a competitive eater. I'm a smart guy. I could be an awesome park ranger.

I travel pretty much every weekend of the summer. And then during the winter, I still do appearances and a couple contests here and there.

If I'm going to get up on stage to eat hot dogs, I'm not going to do it to get third or fourth.

I remember as a kid watching that movie - 'Cool Hand Luke' - with my grandfather.

I've strained some muscles here and there, in my throat, even my jaw. Nothing that doesn't heal quickly.

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.

Kobayashi won't talk to me. He hates me.

Make sure I'm chewing, swallowing, and breathing, my whole body is working together. I can just find a rhythm and keep going and going and going. It's my love of food.

I'd like to go out on top, preferably breaking a new world record on the Fourth of July.

I think food brings people together, and it makes people happy.

I'm lucky. My parents are, like, super hippies. They were just happy I was going to school and I wasn't getting in trouble.

There's no better feeling than beating someone who's up on a high horse.

There are times when I'm not eating buns if I'm on a low carb diet. I'll have hot dogs and romaine lettuce, but if I'm at a baseball game, I'm always eating a hot dog.

I love hot dogs.

I have the greatest job in the world, and my life revolves around my love for food - particularly devouring hot dogs.

That's one reason I like hot dogs. Nice and clean. And you can count them as they're going down.

I don't really get hungry that much. Sometimes I get cravings for certain foods. But I can go all day without eating.

I know I hold the contest record for downing the most hot dogs, and the record for most Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Contest championships, but it was really cool to be a part of a Guinness World Records official attempt.

I have to learn to ignore my feelings. Not just the feeling of hunger and the feeling of full, but the feeling of embarrassment, too. I have to remember that this is only weird if I make it weird.

There's no better feeling than knowing I'm going to break the guy next to me. His body will shut down, and I will keep eating. Then I will look out and see a crowd of happy people.

I've signed babies' arms. I wanted to pull a 'Ricky Bobby' and sign a baby's forehead.

I love to eat internationally and do eating contests everywhere. Traveling around, meeting people, and doing different things.

Traveling around the world to eat, it's a weird life, but I love it.