Talk:Shikishima Katsumori

September 2004 issue of Ozumo magazine

Shikishima at his retirement press conference:

"When I had a physical check done at the Kyokai clinic after I felt something unusual, I was told that my heart was enlarged. They said if I continued competing, there was a possibility I could have a sudden death. That pretty much did it for me. It was simply a total failure of managing my own health. I decided then that I'd choose life over sumo.

Around myself, I've seen Kenko-zeki and Daishofo-zeki passing away at a young age, I've been thinking for long time that I should not be like them. I became 30 years old last December so from a point of view of Ozumo, I still am young enough to compete effectively. But preventing such a untimely death, I felt I'd be choosing the right path and decided to retire."

"Previously when I used to see a large rikishi, I thought he looked great. But recently I've come to see a slim person as looking cool."

"The doctors are telling me more I lose, better for me so I lost 30 kg in one month. I now eat one meal a day. I saw an actress proudly talking about losing 20 kg in one month after going to a clinic, hey, look at me, I lost more weight than her. I think I can write a book about diet."

"I just want to tell all my active rikishi friends that don't ever overeat nor overdrink. Please learn from my mistakes."

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--Pawnkingthree (talk) 18:53, 7 August 2018 (UTC)