Why I choose sumo
I was forced to go in for sumo competions when I was a child, even
though I was not really interested.
One day when I was a junior high school student, I was invited
to the Tomozuna-beya to watch keiko (practise). I still hadn't
decided to join sumo then.
However it was the time that I was considering which way I
should go after graduating from junior high school. People around
me gave me a lot of advice and then I decided to follow sumo, In
fact, it was set up for me in a way.
Let me explain: I didn't even know why I was in a sumo world,
when I first entered. However the more my rank (banzuke) went up,
the more I became aware of becoming strong as a rikishi (sumo
wrestler). I started to enjoy fighting and came to like sumo.
Funny... the things you don't like initally sometimes inspire
you simply by happening.
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