[sumo] (Spoiler) Rikishi Talk Day 8 Kyushu 2006

[Joe Kuroda]

Awaken from a semi-retiment by a special request by a
well known and eminently respected member, so here it
is.

I am hoping another young Skywalker can continue on...

Asashoryu (8-0) over Kisenosato by ketaguri, 0.8
seconds
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(Getting kachkoshi)
"I kicked in my eighth win, that's all. Today it was a
matter of feeling. During the shikiri, I saw a
purplish bruise in my knee which I suffered when I
lost to him the last basho. I just couldn't contain my
feeling I had to do something. I wanted to beat him in
whatever way I could today. I thought he was bit off
at the shikiri
line and he might try something so I decided I'd give
it to him first. I couldn't afford to lose two
onsecutively to anyone. I felt I had to give something
back to him."

Kitanoumi oyakata, Rijicho
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"Obviously it's not something one can be praised for.
He should have stood up and have taken in his opponent
right on."

Kotoshogiku (3-5) over Futeno by yorikiri, 5.7 seconds
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(Sweeping off his opponent in one push to win by quick
yorikiri)
"I'd lose in a long extended bout. Now I feel I can
stay strong the rest of way."

Aminishiki (3-5) over Iwakiyama by uwatenage, 4.7
seconds
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"I am so happy that I was able to get a win. But there
is a difference between the way I want to compete and
the way I end up doing it."

Baruto (7-1) over Toyonoshima by oshitaoshi, 30.9
seconds
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(Coming at the top against another one loss rikishi)
"I felt so good today. Once I got my arms on, I said
to myself, right on. Double digit wins? I am not even
thinking about that...yet."

Tochiazuma (7-1) over Miyabiyama by hikiotoshi, 0.6
seconds
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(Pulldown at the tachiai)
"Normally I'd move ahead but today...just you know. I
did not want to lose again and I felt rather
uncomfortable going against him."

Ama (1-7) over Kotomitsuki by okuridashi, 5.2 seconds
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(Winning his first bout)
"Right. I finally got one. I never felt I wanted to
win this badly like today."

Kaio (8-0) over Dejima by uwatenage, 20.5 seconds
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"I am not even thinking about the yusho at all. We are
just a half way in."

Dejima (5-3) losing to Kaio
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"Once I got myself into his form, there was no way I
could have won."

Kitanoumi oyakata (Offering an advice to Kaio)
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(On his winning 24th yusho, his final one at the age
of 31 years old at the 1984 Natsu basho)
"I felt like I was riding on some kind of wave and I
thought I really had to grab this opportunity. I told
myself this was my last chance."

Tomozuna oyakata
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"All this retirement talk must be letting him easier
to deal with pressure and making him concentrate on
his own sumo. He appears to be more relaxed, and it
looks like winning each bout is diminishing his injury
pain one by one."

Takasago Oyakata, Kyokai's PR Director
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(For sixth straight year, the directors held off
rikishi's salary increase)
"As the attendance remains as low as it is now, we
cannot afford to approve any salary increase."

Harunoyama (Makushita West 39)
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(Retirement announced. As a Jyun-Toshiyori Harunoyama,
he will help instruct and guide young Matsugane Beya
rikishis)
"When I joined Ozumo, I was thinking I might not make
a sekitori but I am really pleased that I was able to
stay active for a dozen years and even go up to
Makuuchi. I felt like I could still continue but my
knee said otherwise. Whether I lost or not, it's all
good memory. It's been a lot of fun. Thank you very
much."

- He made his dohyo debut at the 1992 Haru Basho and
had four Makuuchi bashos. His highest rank was
Maegashira 10.

Shin-jo (New Recruits) rikishis announced:
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Hisanoumi (from Tonga, Tagonoura Beya)
Fujimori (Saitama, Kise)
Tanaka renamed to Masumeidai (Aichi, Chiganura)
NIshikawa (Wakayama, Tagonoura)
Toriumi (Saitama, Nakamura)
Tanaka renamed to Tamadaito/Tamaoazuma??? (Osaka,
Kataonami) Any idea, Mado san?
Hamaguchi (Nagasaki, Sakaigawa)
Matsushita (Osaka, Magaki)
Mizuse renamed to Otokoyama? (Kyoto, Takadagawa)
Kanei (Miyazaki, Michinoku)
Kotokaneko (Chiba, Sadogatake)
Yamamoto (Aomori, Naruto)
Kinryuzan (Korea, Matsugane)


Kagamiyama oyakata, 48, (former sekiwake Tagaryu) has
gone on kyujo as he was stepped on by a fallen rikishi
on Day 7. He had bruize his right thigh and would
require about a week's rest.


.....Jonosuke 
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