[sumo] [SPOILER] RETIREMENT (Sekitori)

[Clay Holden]

On 11/12/06 7:46 PM, "Joe Kuroda" <joe_kuroda at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Kyokutenho:
> "Obviously I will miss him as this happend all of
> sudden.  Sure we had our fights too but I've been with
> him more than with my own brothers so I feel something
> welling up inside of me"

I feel something welling up inside me as well...

Kyokutenho has always been one of my favorite rikishi to watch, in large
part I think due to a certain lightness of spirit, which allowed him to
accept either a win or a loss in a match with grace.

Even when an attempted henka or some other tricky move backfired on him,
there was always a little self-mocking bemused smile as he bowed to his
victorious opponent.

As Lon noted, he was a fun guy, and to me he always seemed to be thoroughly
enjoying himself on the dohyo, win or lose.

Many rikishi could learn and benefit from his example (not the least being
Takamisakari).

Best wishes to him in his political career back in Mongolia, and best wishes
for restored health in the near future.

Clay