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“When I was younger, I was an animal,” Joey Chestnut (@joeyjaws) tells @emmabaccellieri.

So why now, on the verge of 40, does he think he’s just hitting his prime? https://t.co/XdkfbeplQN

[Emma Baccellieri @emmabaccellieri]

Joey Chestnut has approached hot dog eating like an engineering problem. Now, with 15 titles in 16 years, cartoonish margins of victory, record upon record upon record, a few months away from turning 40: Has he solved it? And what comes next if he has? https://t.co/LKgQijONYL

[Emma Baccellieri @emmabaccellieri]

Spent a little time with Joey Chestnut and wrote about hot dogs, competitive spirit and a meaningful life https://t.co/LKgQijONYL

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Joey Chestnut is a Fourth of July legend.

On Tuesday, he’ll go for his 16th Nathan’s hot dog eating championship, and there isn’t much doubt.

But when @emmabaccellieri asked him whether he has done all he wanted, his answer surprised her: https://t.co/WTBTVHA8HS

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One of the weirdest moments of the college basketball season thus far occurred on Wednesday night during the Duquesne–Loyola Chicago game https://t.co/uiZSBvlKmg

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Kansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid, never one to shy away from his love for food, divulged what he’s most excited about next season’s game in Germany #ChiefsKingdom https://t.co/GgBucK4hyG

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Stetson Bennett entered Georgia as a walk-on, but he leaves a legendary back-to-back National Champion—and as a hilarious Raising Cane’s guest employee 😅 #GoDawgs

🐔: https://t.co/wxTmCI8dUK

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While this dish can seem gross to some, @Shaq didn’t care as he chowed down on the frog legs https://t.co/hi2bYoznFz

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Mayo … on spaghetti⁉️🤯⁣
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[@DukesMayoBowl]⁣
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🍝: https://t.co/3xvGP5pBNm

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Bryson Speas says he puts mayo on … spaghetti 🤯 https://t.co/wppPgjvUEr

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Ahead of an upcoming date with NC State in the @DukesMayoBowl, a host of Maryland football players took a break from preparing for gameday to see if they could help decide the outcome of another intense competition:

@DukesMayonnaise vs the field https://t.co/MeojNZteOd

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Adam Thielen wasn't a fan of the dry Thanksgiving turkey NBC served 😆 #SKOL

[Andrew Zimmern @andrewzimmern]

This was really cool. Somehow being in @SInow was a bucket list item I never knew I had… but it was!! Thanks for all the kind words Sports Illustrated for @OUTDchannel #WildGameKitchen

https://t.co/PxpxvIcvxJ

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Drums vs Flats 🍗

Who ya got? 🤔

#JAXvsLV | #RaiderNation

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Today is #NationalHotDogDay 🌭

@emmabaccellieri wrote on the Dodger Dog: the hot-dog attraction unmatched anywhere in baseball https://t.co/MwYL1TIJ3O

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“As soon as I grabbed the guy, I realized he was a kid.”

On Tuesday, Joey Chestnut (@joeyjaws) told @usatodaysports that he wished he wouldn't have behaved that way toward the protester, calling it an “unfortunate” situation https://t.co/mbDyCQtaXl

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Joey Chestnut could go from Coney Island to The Octagon with these takedown skills 😳

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Champions find a way 😤

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HE'S GOT THAT HOT DOG IN HIM

Joey Chestnut battles through injury to win his 15th Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest 🐐

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Joey Chestnut with the heart of a champion 😤

(via @espn)