Joey Chestnut Quotes

Joey Chestnut

Profession : Celebrity

Birth : November 25, 1983

The crowd loves a record, and if they're gonna be standing out there in crazy, blistering heat on the 4th of July, I mean, if they're doing it, I may as well try and give them a record.

Joey Chestnut

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

Joey Chestnut

Competitive eating is something I can control. I know I can control, and if I push hard, I can win.

Joey Chestnut

Mom only gets angry when I don't visit her enough. She raised six kids to be 100 percent independent and work for everything we achieve. I mean, we don't expect anything for free.

Joey Chestnut

I have the greatest job in the world, and my life revolves around my love for food - particularly devouring hot dogs.

Joey Chestnut

I remember as a kid watching that movie - 'Cool Hand Luke' - with my grandfather.

Joey Chestnut

When I'm eating I try to make sure I can breathe through my nose the entire time. If I have to breathe through my mouth, there's no way I'm eating or swallowing.

Joey Chestnut

If there's something I like, I'm going to eat a little more of it than most people.

Joey Chestnut

It's more of a mental sport because I know I can push harder than someone who doesn't know what his body can do.

Joey Chestnut

I do know when my body is ready or when it's going to perform best for me.

Joey Chestnut

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

Joey Chestnut

I'm really normal except for the competitive eating.

Joey Chestnut

I was able to get a civil engineering degree and travel around the world and eat.

Joey Chestnut

I have to eat healthy, and I recover. I run, and I lift weights.

Joey Chestnut

I think the traveling is what drew me into 'The Amazing Race' years ago.

Joey Chestnut

Every time you learn you can do something, you can go a little bit faster next time.

Joey Chestnut

There's nothing worse than getting third.

Joey Chestnut