Takeru Kobayashi Quotes

The more you love what you are doing, the more successful it will be for you.

I realized that my success comes from doing the things I love most.

I like to be just an athlete, but if I go to competition and compete, I love to be a star, maybe.

You want to do good things, and once you've done a couple of good things in a row, you think 'Well gee, let's not mess this up.' But I am lucky at this point that I have something I really love to do, and it completely holds my attention. I never feel frustrated by it.

Winning isn't everything, but playing and competing and striving and going through things can be a lot of fun and really important. As long as you're doing it in a way that's healthy, sports can be an incredible opportunity.

You never achieve success unless you like what you are doing.

I think I am someone who is happy playing football. It is just that. Whenever I go onto the pitch, I always try and be happy. That is the big motivation that I have always had. Nothing else.

Do things you love; then success, possibly, will follow.

I want to win medals for myself.

For me, it's always fun. You're playing football and living out your dream.

I just try to be happy playing my football.

What drives me is winning medals and going out there and enjoying it.

Children often ask me, they say, 'Well, how do you become a fighter pilot, or how do you become an astronaut, or...?' And I say, 'Love what you're doing and do it very well.'

The advice I give young people is that you have to pursue something, and you have to have fun along the way.

I wanted to be a world champion.

Do whatever interests you the most. Passion breeds success.

Love what you do, not the love you get for doing it.

Do what you do with love, and success is a natural symptom.

I am not trying my best because it is the Olympics. I try my best always.

I have played for 15 years and it has been a dream.

I'm a Hall of Famer and I'm still fighting for it because I love the game and I love to play.

The way to stay inspired and motivated is by doing what you like, doing what you love.

To me, it doesn't matter how good you are. Sport is all about playing and competing. Whatever you do in cricket and in sport, enjoy it, be positive and try to win.

You have to love the doing of what you're doing and not wait for the phone to ring.

I love to win. But probably equal to that - I love doing what I do.