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The greatest athlete in the history of competitive eating has been diagnosed with jaw arthritis and may be unable to defend his Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest on July 4. Kobayashi made the disclosure on his blog, which is written in Japanese but has been translated:
"I feel ashamed that I couldn't notice the alarm bells set off by my own body," he said. "But with the goal to win another title with a new record, I couldn't stop my training so close to the competition.
"I was continuing my training and bearing with the pain but finally I destroyed my jaw."
If this were any other athlete I would wonder if maybe he was just scared (since there's a good chance Joey Chestnut would beat him head-to-head), but with a great competitor like Kobayashi I have to take him at his word. What a shame.
More at Gheorge: The Blog and Deadspin.
Previously at FanHouse:
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