Takeru Kobayashi will appear on Huffington Post Live today at 4:09 pm eastern.  

February 13, 2014 at 3:39 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Kobayashi (小林尊) | Permalink * Comments (25)

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  1. anonymous said

    February 13, 2014 @ 4:38 pm

    all the narcissists come to life sooner or later

  2. Anonymous said

    February 13, 2014 @ 5:06 pm

    Interesting and entertaining.

  3. Anonymous said

    February 13, 2014 @ 8:55 pm

    Hinting that he may be in coney on the 4th. Awesome, it’s about time Joey has some legitimate competition.

  4. Anonymous said

    February 13, 2014 @ 10:45 pm

    Where’s he been?

  5. anonymous said

    February 13, 2014 @ 11:56 pm

    I was hoping she would ask him what he thinks of the Sheas. I would have loved to see the expression on his face. He won’t be at Coney unless they construct some sort of private stage for him not part of MLE. Maggie will come up with something .

  6. 2014 said

    February 14, 2014 @ 10:17 am

    Last season may have been the most exciting year for competitive eating since the Kobe vs Chestnut years. Sudo could be just as dominant as the black widow if she decides to eat that long. Stonie is the real deal and was much needed with the loss of Pat. There seems to be a lot of 1st and second year eaters particularly in the mens division like Juan, Adrian , Jeff, Ronnie and Pablo who are already highly ranked and are only going to get better. Outside of MLE I am going to agree that Independent is catching up but the talent level isn’t as deep outside the 5 best. Molly , Jamie , Kobe , Tom Gilbert , Furious Pete. It should be a great 2014 season.

  7. anonymous said

    February 14, 2014 @ 11:08 am

    Expect Kobe to sign a deal with Hebrew National or Oscar Meyer and create another boring hot dog contest in a fancy NYC hotel on July 4th . Same jokers will be invited to compete against him and get their asses handed to them as usual . US Male Furious Pete Stephanie Torres Brad the Lunatic did i forget anyone else ?

  8. ` said

    February 14, 2014 @ 12:42 pm

    10:17 has good points about CE last season. Kobe is learning English but still cannot give an interview. Great eater, forever in the hall of fame but MLE again? At best it is the same old faces in a contest. Boring. Let’s move on, bring on the new.

  9. Rhonda Evans said (Registered March 6, 2008)

    February 14, 2014 @ 12:58 pm

    I think that by end of year 2015 we’ll see several MLE top 10 eaters “retire.” Given enough time, (the risk of poor) health becomes more attractive than the lure of money and fame (?), and people will start listening to their bodies.

  10. anonymous said

    February 14, 2014 @ 1:24 pm

    doctors probably told them to give it up years ago if they actually see a doctor

  11. anonymous said

    February 14, 2014 @ 1:35 pm

    Yeah you forgot McDonald Brunelli Shredder Millender Seiken

  12. Judge said

    February 14, 2014 @ 1:42 pm

    Sorry, there is a 15 Hot dog and bun minimum

  13. anonymous said

    February 14, 2014 @ 2:14 pm

    Some of these guys have this fallacy that working out like a monster will make up for the outrageous damage they do to their bodies by consuming 100 cookies or 9 lbs of macaroni and cheese just to name a few. Doesn’t work that way

  14. Anonymous said

    February 14, 2014 @ 2:41 pm

    “He has eaten 69 hot dogs in 10 minutes” might want to check your facts Hufpostlive 🙂

  15. Rhonda Evans said (Registered March 6, 2008)

    February 14, 2014 @ 2:44 pm

    I think some people can get away with it; others cannot. Unfortunately, there will likely be a multiyear time lag before they know.

  16. anonymous said

    February 14, 2014 @ 4:26 pm

    How moronic some of you sound praising these fools that eat 69 hot dogs not realizing that somewhere down the line they will die of heart disease or colorectal cancerl

  17. anonymous said

    February 14, 2014 @ 4:45 pm

    @4:26, not if they throw it up, which is what everyone does. Any one who says they don’t puke after a Hotdog contest is lying through their vomit stained teeth.

  18. Anonymous said

    February 14, 2014 @ 5:14 pm

    Throwing up creates an additional problem because stomach acid is not kind to the esophagus.

  19. anonymous said

    February 14, 2014 @ 5:29 pm

    You have a point 445. Bunch of lying hypocrites. Every single one of them heave. They won’t admit it cause they have their pride . Making the public believe they shit it out is a bunch of lies. That shit sticks to the walls of your colon like spackled paint

  20. anonymous said

    February 14, 2014 @ 5:32 pm

    Ya gotta love chestnut theory. Oh I eat granola bars when im not competing . Yeah right tell us another one

  21. anonymous said

    February 14, 2014 @ 6:21 pm

    Forced vomiting can be dangerous but if you just consumed 20 or more hotdogs you better find a quick way of getting rid of them or they will find a nice cozy home in your intestinal tract for years to come

  22. anonymous said

    February 14, 2014 @ 7:27 pm

    only 2 ways of getting rid of them. Take your pick.

  23. Anonymous said

    February 16, 2014 @ 10:03 am

    A lot of ppl do let it out naturally. Knowing how to eat when you’re not competing is what makes champions. See how long Molly lasts until her esophagus gives out from all the reversing!

  24. ` said

    February 18, 2014 @ 8:46 am

    How long can Kobayashi live in the US?

  25. Anonymous said

    February 18, 2014 @ 12:46 pm

    I haven’t seen Koby on the scene since July. Where’s he been? Not even a word from Maggie.

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