“Food fighters in Japan think of themselves as athletes. They have a higher recognition of the game and are constantly thinking about records. I probably won't continue for long because it puts pressure on the body. But I am at the age where I can perform my best.” ThinkingLongI CanBodyAgeGamesRecordsHigherPressureAthleteFighterRecognitionJapanConstantly Thinking Author:Takeru Kobayashi
“The people of western Missouri are, in some respects, very peculiar. We will take Jackson county where I was born for instance. In that section the people seemed to be born fighters, the instinct being inherited from a long line of ancestors.” PeopleLongBornLinesInstinctWesternInstanceFighterPeculiarAncestorSectionsCountyMissouriLong Lines Author:Cole Younger