What are some common 'beginner mistakes' in competitive eating?

What are some common 'beginner mistakes' in competitive eating?

Ian "The Invader" Hickman (Competitive Eater) gives expert video advice on: What did you learn during the beginning stages of competitive eating?; What surprised you about becoming a competitive eater?; What does everybody need to know to survive competitive eating? and more...

I really feel the beginner's mistake for a lot of competitors is that people that want to get started in competitive eating really feel and believe that they are as great as Joey Chestnut, Kobayashi, you know, Goose Gilbert, you know, people that have made names in competitive eating from eating a lot of food and what these beginners they think that they can just come off the street and do well. That rarely happens so I think that they like do training and stuff like that that actually goes into being a very good competitive eater.