takeru kobayashi

[Robocon^^]

Originally posted by stryfe

Thanks for the link. I'm watching one of the related videos. It's kind of cute when she's crying at the end.

:*) just watched it now. cute.

I heard Gal Sone doesn't do gluttony-style events with crappy food. She'll only enter food contests where she likes the taste of what's being served. And I've never seen her shoveling food madly into her face, she's always dressed nicely and eats neatly. Pretty stark contrast to the IFOCE events.

I do kind of wonder how she'd rank against Chestnut or Kobayashi in an eating contest though.

[kamenriderv3]

Earlier this week, Topps released details of its all-new Allen & Ginter Baseball. And one of the most intriguing aspects of the product is its inclusion of non-baseball Sporting Icons. In addition, each of the living subjects is signing autographs for the release.

With these stars, Topps stays true to the 1887 classic as the original featured athletes from around the globe. Here¡¯s who to look for:

Danica Patrick ¨C Race car driver

Mike Tyson ¨C Boxer

Carl Lewis ¨C Track & Field

Takeru Kobayashi ¨C Hot Dog Eating champion (image attached)

John Wooden - -Basketball coaching legend

Hulk Hogan -- Wrestler

Brandi Chastain ¨C Soccer / World Cup winner

Jim Thorpe ¨C Track & Field

Randy Coture ¨C Ultimate Fighting

Jerry Bailey -- Jockey

Andy Irons -- Surfer

Jennie Finch - Softball

Duke Kahanamoku ¨C Surfing legend and Olympic gold medalist

Wendy Guey ¨C Spelling Bee (youngest winner ever)


http://www.topps.com/sports/news/top...px?news_id=104

[kamenriderv3]

LOCAL eats did not prove too spicy for Mr Takeru Kobayashi, 30, who emerged the Asian champ of the Major League Eating competition here yesterday.
The 60kg Japanese downed 5.4kg of satay - which works out to 385 sticks of satay - in 12 minutes, winning the showdown against 102kg American Joey Chestnut, 24, who swallowed 4.1kg of the meat in the same time.

It was sweet revenge for Mr Kobayashi, who lost to his keen rival in a competition in New York on July 5.

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http://www.straitstimes.com/Free/Sto...ry_261977.html

[MazinKaizer]

whoa, that's great! and with rei ayanami's blue hair..........

[yamchild]

here's a recent interview of kobayashi that i got through some e-mail list. he's talking about some new t-shirts that people can buy on his site. don't read it if you plan on eating...

How'd you get the impulse to get into fashion?
I'm really happy that people are wearing my stuff, that's the simple answer.


What level of involvement did you have in designing the shirts?
Not much.


Have you ever eaten someone's homework, and did the teacher buy their excuse?
(Laughs) In Japan, we don't really have the saying, actually. It's very interesting to me. I always went to school without doing my homework, so if I lived in the United States, I would probably be saying this every day: I ate my own homework.

Do you ever casually enjoy a hot dog?
Yes, I do.

What do you put on it?
Ketchup and mustard.

Do you have a favorite brand?
(Laughs) Most people call me the Hot Dog King, but I can't answer your question until I try all of the different hot dogs.

Do you ever have to puke after contests?
One of my very first contests, in 20 minutes I had to eat 5 kilos (11 pounds) of curry rice. After they made the judgement that I had eaten it, I immediately went and there was a bucket ready for me, as soon as they called ok, i went bleehhhhh, into the bucket. It's kind of watery, soupy, it doesn't stop, it all comes out. In 15 seconds, almost six pounds had gone into the bucket.

Especially on the competitive eating circuit, you're known as a pretty fit guy. What do you bench press?
I injured my jaw last year, and when I lift weights I grind my teeth extensively, so I have not trained since last year. When I was at my peak, I benched 190 kilos (419lbs). But I was 60 pounds heavier than I am now.


You've previously commented on how eating so much meat leaves you smelling not-so-fresh. How long does your sweat reek of meat after a competition?
Immediately after, you smell. After a while you can't even tell, you just live with it. But when you go to the bathroom, and what comes out of you is white, that probably means there is still something in the body, it's probably the fat from the meat. It really is white, not like your t-shirt, but it's pretty white.

How long after a competition do you end up holding on to your food?
The white goes away within 2 days. Because I don't really chew very well when I'm eating the hot dogs, sometimes, the actual sausage comes out. Actual, actual sausage. Of course, if you eat 60 hot dogs, they're not going to all come out as they are, but one hot dog, it will come out like that. There's no digestion. I'm back to my physical condition in about three days.

Are there competitive eating groupies, and are they good looking?
The girls do come all the way from Japan to come see me. And yes, they are quite good looking.

I don't believe he benched 419 lbs.

[puppy fields]

lost in translation?

419 kilograms?

419 kilos is over 923 lbs.. He said he could bench 190 kilos.. And I don't think he ever could do that. He made some kind of mistake in explaining himself.

[yamchild]

so skeptical! next y'all will be doubting if he ever actually pooped entire hot dogs.

yeah, but.. do you know anyone who can bench over twice their body weight? Maybe he meant that he could bench 190 lbs.

'Cause I don't deny he must have some traumatic shits.

[puppy fields]

hectograms?

[ocd]

Originally posted by yamchild
so skeptical! next y'all will be doubting if he ever actually pooped entire hot dogs.

And has anyone ever documented the post-competition excrement? I bet you could have an hour-long PBS special on that.

[wnoodle]

Kobayashi tees!!!1!

http://www.merchdirect.net/Kobayashi?c=252

[slackerbot]

Originally posted by ocd


And has anyone ever documented the post-competition excrement? I bet you could have an hour-long PBS special on that.

the post-competition excrement could be a competition itself!

[mangamonster]

his style is all the rage....


This would make an excellent Halloween getup