I was awful my first time. I was so shy eating in front of people. It was so awkward. But my next contest, I brought a bunch of my family out, and I won that one. I remember I almost barfed because my mom, at the end of the contest, she yelled out, 'Do it for Mama!' Everybody laughed. It was one of the closest I've ever been to barfing.

I'd like to go out on top, preferably breaking a new world record on the Fourth of July.

I like going to the doctor, being vigilant, being told that I'm healthy so I can push myself.

Kobayashi was the man. The other competitive eaters, they thought of him as unbeatable... He wasn't an eater. He was a god.

The weather in New York, it fluctuates so much. Some days it's humid, some days you have a thunderstorm.