The Guardian interviews Takeru Kobayashi

The Guardian has a long interview with Takeru Kobayashi about facing off against Joey Chestnut in a hot dog eating contest on Netflix on September 2. He believes the event will be his final competition.

Will September’s bout with Chestnut be Kobayashi’s last? He has to believe it will be. “Unless I think each match is my last one, I will not be able to perform at my peak level.” But he is enjoying the thrill of competing again. “When you do something for a really long time, you start to lose the magic that you felt initially,” he says. “This has really brought back the feeling of how much fun it is to push yourself.”

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  1. Anonymous said

    July 26, 2024 @ 5:16 pm

    How cool if Kobiyashi started competing again? How many do you think he does

  2. Anonymous said

    July 27, 2024 @ 9:49 am

    There’s almost 0% chance of Kobi starting to eat on any circuit again. He has nothing to gain / prove. It’s all risk to him.

    They Netflix event will be his last big contest payday, I’m guessing his largest ever too…

  3. Anonymous said

    July 27, 2024 @ 10:27 am

    Kobayashi has but one goal. To beat Joey Chestnut in hotdogs. I do not see him doing any other contests.

  4. anonymous said

    July 27, 2024 @ 12:53 pm

    will never happen kobe hates the sheas and wont sign the contract

  5. Anonymous said

    July 27, 2024 @ 1:16 pm

    Wehry is a CHEATER

  6. Anonymous said

    July 27, 2024 @ 4:56 pm

    The sheas should offer him big money to return in 2025 with chestnut and face a surging pat

  7. Anonymous said

    July 27, 2024 @ 7:08 pm

    Chestnut has his own “bank” now and Kobayashi says clearly he wants to be hotdog king again and that is it. That said, the fact that MLE keeps Joey at #1 means they have some hope of luring him back.

  8. Anonymous said

    July 27, 2024 @ 7:29 pm

    Erik’s death smells like pancakes

  9. Anonymous said

    July 28, 2024 @ 1:28 am

    I love you Kobi . My buddy Jarret will meet you in Regina next weekend Joey . Pat , You are the man now Deepdish !! What a Summer 2024 is turning out to be !!!

  10. Anonymous said

    July 28, 2024 @ 11:48 am

    Summer of deep dish!

  11. Anonymous said

    July 28, 2024 @ 4:55 pm

    Meant breath

  12. Anonymous said

    July 29, 2024 @ 6:19 am

    Death? That’s a little dark. Glad you cleared that up

  13. Anonymous said

    July 29, 2024 @ 9:40 pm

    Pat Chicago Made Bertoletti .

  14. Anonymous said

    July 30, 2024 @ 11:23 am

    I read Chicago male. Like US male

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