Re: konishiki

[aliu@ee10-2.ee.ccu.edu.tw (Alan Liu)]

Masumi wrote:
 >  
 >  > How much longer will Konishiki keep going and should he quit now?
 >  
 >  I would like to have him playing as long as he enjoys sumo. Some
 >  sumo fans hated him when he was strong ozeki, and now most sumo fans
 >  love him. It's not because he is not strong any more, but people
 >  realized that they misunderstood him, before. People realized how
 >  smart he is and how much he loves sumo and its tradition.
 >  
 >  He enjoys sumo and sumo fans, sumo fans enjoy him and his sumo.
 >  
 >  It's a perfect match. So ahy bother talking about his retirement, now?
 >  
 >  He deserves to choose his own choice, I believe.
 >  
 >  -Masumi

I agree with Masumi. I like Konishiki. I even think it was good for him
not being promoted to Yokozuna, because he might have been "forced" to
retire when he started to have makekoshis. But being a non-yokozuna,
he can still afford makekoshi and stay in sumo for many more bashos.

alan