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The story of Takeru Kobayashi
A BETTER WAY TO EAT
Takeru Kobayashi doesn’t like to think about hot dogs much right now
Kobi is the biggest star that has ever been.
not for pleasurethis is what he does for a livingin the world of competitive eatingas the sport is known
because he is preparing to eat a very large pile of them
it began back in japan
he was a college student
a friend signed him up for a televised eating contest
he gave it a try for the $5,000 grand prize
it was a four–stage eating contest
starting with boiled potatoes
then a seafood bowl
mongolian mutton barbeque
then finishing up with noodles
kobi studied earlier contests like this one
ones with qualifying stages
he saw that most people went so hard in the early rounds
that even if they did advance
they didn’t have the energy
or stomach capacity
to finish strong
so he decided to eat just enough at each stage
just enough to qualify for the next
and when it came down to the final round
he blasted past the others
and won
having tasted victory as an amateur
kobi immediately thought about turning pro
it began back in japan
he was a college student
a friend signed him up for a televised eating contest
he gave it a try for the $5,000 grand prize
it was a four–stage eating contest
starting with boiled potatoes
then a seafood bowl
mongolian mutton barbeque
then finishing up with noodles
kobi studied earlier contests like this one
ones with qualifying stages
he saw that most people went so hard in the early rounds
that even if they did advance
they didn’t have the energy
or stomach capacity
to finish strong
so he decided to eat just enough at each stage
just enough to qualify for the next
and when it came down to the final round
he blasted past the others
and won
having tasted victory as an amateur
kobi immediately thought about turning pro
I really was shocked because at that time I really didn’t think I could eat that much more than the normal person.
I really was shocked because at that time I really didn’t think I could eat that much more than the normal person.
I really was shocked because at that time I really didn’t think I could eat that much more than the normal person.
I really was shocked because at that time I really didn’t think I could eat that much more than the normal person.
American–style hot dogs weren’t available where he lived
so he used sausages made of minced fish
No hot–dog buns either
so he cut bread down to size
He began a long series of experiments
For instance: ripping the hot dog and bun in half
before eating it
known as the solomon method
he found another way to speed things up
separating the sausage from the bun
and eating two halves of the hot dog at the same time
the sausage itself
being slick and dense
actually went down pretty easy
but eating a hot dog bun on its own
without the meat
is harder than you’d think
American–style hot dogs weren’t available where he lived
so he used sausages made of minced fish
No hot–dog buns either
so he cut bread down to size
He began a long series of experiments
For instance: ripping the hot dog and bun in half
before eating it
known as the solomon method
he found another way to speed things up
separating the sausage from the bun
and eating two halves of the hot dog at the same time
the sausage itself
being slick and dense
actually went down pretty easy
but eating a hot dog bun on its own
without the meat
is harder than you’d think
AT HOME IN JAPAN, KOBI BEGAN TO TRAIN FOR CONEY ISLANd – the world cup of competitive eating
American–style hot dogs weren’t available where he lived
so he used sausages made of minced fish
No hot–dog buns either
so he cut bread down to size
He began a long series of experiments
For instance: ripping the hot dog and bun in half
before eating it
known as the solomon method
he found another way to speed things up
separating the sausage from the bun
and eating two halves of the hot dog at the same time
the sausage itself
being slick and dense
actually went down pretty easy
but eating a hot dog bun on its own
without the meat
is harder than you’d think
dunking
as he fed himself the
bunless
broken
hot dogs with one hand
he used the other hand
to dunk the bun in water
then he’d squeeze out the excess water
and smush the bun into his mouth
kind of like a bun ball
not only did this make eating faster
but now he didn’t have to take time
between eating and drinking
so to fight the dry– bun problem
kobi came up with a novel solution
so to fight the dry– bun problem
kobi came up with a novel solution
as he fed himself the
bunless
broken
hot dogs with one hand
he used the other hand
to dunk the bun in water
then he’d squeeze out the excess water
and smush the bun into his mouth
kind of like a bun ball
not only did this make eating faster
but now he didn’t have to take time
between eating and drinking
dunking
i simply wanted to be number one in the world at this
i simply wanted to be number one in the world at this
i simply wanted to be number one in the world at this
i simply wanted to be number one in the world at this Takeru Kobayashi
takeru kobayashi dreamed a dream of
eating more hot dogs than any
human being in history
takeru kobayashi dreamed a dream of
eating more hot dogs than any
human being in history
takeru kobayashi dreamed a dream of
eating more hot dogs than any
human being in history
takeru kobayashi dreamed a dream of
eating more hot dogs than any
human being in historynathan’s annual hot dog eating contest is an international eventchampions from all over the world converging on coney islandthe contest had been going on for roughly four decadesthe world record – 25 1/8 hot dogs and buns in 12 minutes
when i showed up the first time to compete
i did not think about the other competitors
i was full of the feeling of
i have come here to win
and the bell rings
and i start to eat
and for 12 minutes i eat
and i break
and i separate
and i slurp
and i dunk
and i smush
and i swallow
and i shake
and i do all that
and then the bell rings
and then i see my number
i only saw it at the end
i wasn’t looking at all at the number
i ate 50 hot dogs
shattering the world record.
The americans just dropped their dogs in awe. the clear cut wiener: kobayashi, who inhaled 50 hot dogs in 12 minutes. shattering the world record.
when i showed up the first time to compete
i did not think about the other competitors
i was full of the feeling of
i have come here to win
and the bell rings
and i start to eat
and for 12 minutes i eat
and i break
and i separate
and i slurp
and i dunk
and i smush
and i swallow
and i shake
and i do all that
and then the bell rings
and then i see my number
i only saw it at the end
i wasn’t looking at all at the number
i ate 50 hot dogs
shattering the world record.
The americans just dropped their dogs in awe. the clear cut wiener: kobayashi, who inhaled 50 hot dogs in 12 minutes. shattering the world record.
the kid is incredible. he was like a conveyor belt, putting them in two at a time
the kid is incredible. he was like a conveyor belt, putting them in two at a time
the kid is incredible. he was like a conveyor belt, putting them in two at a time
the kid is incredible. he was like a conveyor belt, putting them in two at a time
I always change my mentality very quickly
simply said
somtimes you win
because someone is having a bad day
and sometimes someone beats you
because you are having a bad day
even winning or losing doesn’t really mean
you are the best
so when you look at the long run
you can’t think about competing against a rival
that doesn’t even tell you 100% that you are the best
what you can only do is compare yourself
to yourself
and try to see how far you can actually go
How do you handle defeat?How do you handle defeat?
I always change my mentality very quickly
simply said
somtimes you win
because someone is having a bad day
and sometimes someone beats you
because you are having a bad day
even winning or losing doesn’t really mean
you are the best
so when you look at the long run
you can’t think about competing against a rival
that doesn’t even tell you 100% that you are the best
what you can only do is compare yourself
to yourself
and try to see how far you can actually go
How do you handle defeat?How do you handle defeat?
I always change my mentality very quickly
simply said
somtimes you win
because someone is having a bad day
and sometimes someone beats you
because you are having a bad day
even winning or losing doesn’t really mean
you are the best
so when you look at the long run
you can’t think about competing against a rival
that doesn’t even tell you 100% that you are the best
what you can only do is compare yourself
to yourself
and try to see how far you can actually go
the key to me was thati had to change the mentality that it was a sport
it wasn’t having a mealit was just a physical action
Kobayashi redefined the problem he was trying to solve
the key to me was thati had to change the mentality that it was a sport
it wasn’t having a mealit was just a physical action
the key to me was thati had to change the mentality that it was a sport
it wasn’t having a mealit was just a physical action
Kobayashi redefined the problem he was trying to solve
the key to me was thati had to change the mentality that it was a sport
it wasn’t having a mealit was just a physical action
This book was created by Michael Tarazi, a senior at Washington University in St. Louis. The text is taken from the Freakonomics podcast A Better Way to Eat. The typefaces used are Bebas Neue and Univers.