Joey Chestnut Quotes

When it's my show, I know that everybody is there to see me - but I like a challenge, and I like the fact that at festivals, not everybody is there to see me, but I have the chance to convert people.

I'm here to put on a show.

I've never walked through the curtain with someone I wasn't trying to audition as a WrestleMania main-eventer, and I never want to.

Wrestling is to go out there and perform and make people believe that either of the performers in the ring can win - either the bad guy or the good guy.

When I'm in the ring I've got a million people watching me weekly, looking for me to present something memorable to them.

I can tell the crowd appreciates the way I play.

Every time I step foot through the ropes, I try to entertain and put on the best match possible.

In combat sports, personalities are what draw.

To me, nothing is more fun than being in that ring. That ring is just my heart; it's my passion.

I always wanted to participate in something where I can show my talent, my capabilities, and also reach a mass audience. Everybody watches 'Bigg Boss.'

Even the idea of people paying to hear me shouting into a microphone for an hour is alien to me - and I hope it always will be.

Fans want to see a fight and be entertained.

This isn't a competitive sport. Wrestling is not the NFL or the NHL. It's not really sports. It's entertainment. And in order to be entertaining, you have to create emotion. And you can't create emotion by simply having a wrestling match.

I play for the audience's pleasure. What I expect from them is not important; it's what they expect from me.

I don't think no one out there can entertain better than I can.

When it's my show, I know that everybody is there to see me - but I like a challenge, and I like the fact that at festivals not everybody is there to see me, but I have the chance to convert people.

We're not telling you we're out there fighting each other. We're going out there to entertain you.

When we're on tour, we try to keep our voices sharp. We get up there and put on the best show we can.

Coming out in a bedazzled tank top and silver jeans and singing 'Superstar' with a 36-piece band and 28 dancers around me is one of the dopest things I've ever had the opportunity to do.

It's one of the reasons I want to do 'Dancing with the Stars': it's a platform to educate.

I want to entertain viewers as much as possible.

It's awesome to play 1 1/2 -hour shows because it's so much fun, and we enjoy every single minute of it.

When I'm doing a set as an artist I'm right in front of the stage the entire time, interacting with the crowd. The DJ set's a little different but they both are great and high energy for the crowd.

We never do two shows the same way. The audience has a lot to do with that spontaneity, and it's our job to satisfy them.

You try to stay in the moment and act like you're singing the song for the first time. You try to have a good time yourself. That's the most important thing. If you're having a good time, people will join you.