Re: Takanohana on the TV program osharekankei

["Patrick W. Mathieu" <patrick@mathieu.com>]

> I forgot to post a message about this a few weeks ago but Takanohana
> recently made an appearance on the Sunday night TV program
> "Osharekankei" on Japanese TV.

Stuart:

Thanks so much for posting this!  I certainly appreciated it, and I'm 
sure that others who can't watch Japanese T.V. also enjoyed it.

Just a quick question.  What was the Yokozuna wearing?  

> When Takanohana was young, he wanted to be a soccer player. They
> showed a film of him at Junior school playing dodge-ball with other
> kids in the gym. It was frightening. He towered over the other kids
> and the power he put into throwing the ball looked like it would kill
> someone if the ball hit them. He was a giant at school and looked like
> he would burst his little shorts and T-shirt.

I really wish I could have seen this.  I've often wondered if 
future Sumotori are perceptibly different from other kids or if the 
difference comes with the training.
 
> How long is hair? Down to his chest.

Surely this was just one of the questions??  He didn't actually take 
his hair down?!

Once again, thanks Stuart!

Regards,
-Patrick

 
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