Takeru Kobayashi

I realized crime isn't the only way you can judge people. People can do good things, and people can do bad things. It's probably better to understand people for the good things they do.

If you taste something, you're not at the maximum of your ability. What I think about in competition is temperature and texture. It has nothing to do with taste or emotion.

People think that if you have a huge appetite, then you'll be better at it. But actually, it's how you confront the food that is brought to you. You have to be mentally and psychologically prepared.

I was a bit challenged when I was younger to stay on the right path.

I'm addicted to a really tough workout. I like to be drenched in sweat when I'm done because I feel accomplished.

Buddha means awareness, the awareness of body and mind that prevents evil from arising in either.