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	Sumo champ retires, wrestles his emotions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Konishiki burst into tears Saturday night as some 350 special guests -- including his father -- took turns clipping away at his topknot, the symbol of sumo.
		Konishiki -- who was sumo's heaviest wrestler at about 612 pounds -- had a career full of ups and downs.
		Konishiki has lately been appearing in a series of whiskey commercials, crooning in a gravelly, bluesy voice.
	www.chron.com /content/chronicle/world/98/05/31/sumo.4-0.html (267 words)

	Yankees in the Dohyo: American Ascendancy in Sumo Today (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Konishiki was and is bold and outspoken, and while this has translated into a burgeoning post-sumo entertainment career in Japan, it did not sit well with the Japanese when the giant was a representative of the national sport.
		Konishiki's sumo was also lacking in grace; the rikishi himself described his technique as "strictly offensive." As the largest sumo wrestler in the recorded history of the sport, Konishiki won when he was able to square up an opponent and drive him straight down or back.
		Konishiki's successful opponents were able to avoid such direct confrontation -- not an easy task given the confines of the dohyo and the importance of a strong tachi-ai, but well in reach of the more talented wrestlers.
	www.frictionmagazine.com /sport/articles/sumo_print.html (1652 words)

	CNN.com - Retired sumo wrestler says divorce is amicable - December 18, 2000
		Konishiki spoke at a news conference Sunday in a Hawaii Prince Hotel room across the hall from the ballroom where he and the former Sumika Shioda were honored at a lavish reception in March 1992, about a month after their marriage in Tokyo.
		Konishiki said that although Sumika was involved in his entertainment promotion business, there was no conflict in that area and that was not a factor in the divorce.
		Konishiki said he has no plans to remarry at this time, and said he would not object to Sumika remarrying if she found someone suitable.
	edition.cnn.com /2000/WORLD/asiapcf/12/18/bc.kon___ishikidivorce.ap (535 words)

	Tokyo Newsline (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Konishiki had clearly left his mark in the history books of Sumo wrestling, not only as one of the first foreigners to excel in the sport of Sumo, but as a champion wrestler who had attained 733 wins prior to his appointment as Stable Master and eventual retirement from the sport in 1997.
		Konishiki has become one of the most popular foreign celebrities in Japan with regular appearances on variety and game shows as well as in television commercials and advertisements for such companies as Suntory, Sanyo, United Airlines and most recently Visa back in his native homeland of the United States.
		In 1997, Konishiki established the "Konishiki Kids" Foundation to provide the children of the Waianae Coast of Oahu a chance to experience the Japanese culture that has been an inspiration to Konishiki for the past 20 years.
	tokyonewsline.com /entertainmentline/konishiki.html (1423 words)

	Konishiki's big on giving back - The Honolulu Advertiser
		Saleva'a Atisanoe, the Nanakuli-raised former sumo champion internationally known as Konishiki, prefers to be a giver, not a fighter.
		Konishiki, a former standout two-way lineman for the Pac-Five high school football team, regrets that he cannot attend Sunday's second annual reunion of former Wolfpack players.
		Konishiki, former Saint Louis School and Hawai'i Pacific University athlete Benny Agbayani and former Hawai'i Islanders baseball player Bobby Valentine are helping plan a "Hawai'i Day" for Aug. 23 in conjunction with the Chiba Lotte Marines' professional baseball game that night.
	www.honoluluadvertiser.com /apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050721/SPORTS/507210333/1189 (715 words)

	CNN/SI - World Sumo - Retired wrestler wants to spread wonders of sumo - Monday September 28, 1998 12:31 PM
		On Sunday, Konishiki, 34, whose real name is Salevaa Atisanoe, handed in his resignation to the Japan Sumo Association, the sport's ruling body, ending his job as an "oyakata" coach for young wrestlers, under the name Sanoyama.
		Konishiki said the main reason for his resignation was that he wanted more time to visit his sick mother in Hawaii, as well as for the charity work that he has pursued for many years.
		Konishiki rose to the second-highest rank of "ozeki," or champion, but never was promoted to "yokozuna," the top rank.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /more/sumo/news/1998/09/28/konishiki_retired (535 words)

	The American Sumo Association - Americans
		Konishiki charged through the junior divisions achieving the juryo rank in under one year and gaining a promotion to the elite makuuchi division in less than two years.
		Konishiki continued to compete for another decade, but despite winning three championships, was never able to achieve the rank of Yokozuna (Grand Champion).
		A naturalized Japanese citizen, Konishiki continues to live in Japan where he is a pursuing a singing career and is involved in several charities and humanitarian foundations.
	www.sumoamerica.com /americans.html (859 words)

	Konishiki Yasokichi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Konishiki Yasokichi, (小錦八十吉, born Saleva'a Fuauli Atisano'e on December 31, 1963), is a Hawaii-born Samoan sumo wrestler, nicknamed "The Dump Truck."
		Konishiki made his name in Japan by becoming the first foreign born champion, or Ozeki, in the Japanese sport of sumo.
		During his career he won the top division championship on three occasions and came close to becoming the first foreign born grand champion, or yokozuna, prompting first a debate as to whether a foreigner could have the necessary cultural understanding to be acceptable in sumo's ultimate rank.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Konishiki_Yasokichi (485 words)

	Japan sumo's 'Meat Bomb' set to retire 11/21/97, Reuters (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Konishiki aides said they expected the 600 pound wrestler, who is also known as "Dump Truck," to step down on Sunday at the end of the current tournament in the southern Japanese city of Fukuoka.
		Konishiki regularly received death threats in his heyday and there were even calls by extremists for the sport to be banned because of Konishiki's winning ways.
		Konishiki overcame the controversy and in 1994 became a Japanese citizen.
	vikingphoenix.com /news/archives/1997/jp970001.htm (541 words)

	Features Sumo Legend Konishiki
		KONISHIKI, one of the greatest professional sumo wrestlers in recent memory, will be a special guest at the USA SUMO OPEN at UCLA on August 4, 2001.
		KONISHIKI has become a role model for many young people in Japan, in Hawaii, and in many other parts of the world.
		KONISHIKI continues working to give children a broader view of the world and to encourage their education.
	www.sushiandtofu.com /sushi_and_tofu/features_sumoLegendKonishiki.htm (469 words)

	AugustaSports.Com: The Augusta Chronicle's Sports Coverage: Retired sumo king a (very) big hit as TV celebrity 11/06/98
		Konishiki denies having ever made the racism allegations and today strikes a deliberately conciliatory tone toward whatever prejudice he may encounter.
		Konishiki's jam-packed days are a testament to the scheduling talents of his manager, who hovered in the background barking into a cell phone as the former wrestler settled into an interview at a plush suburban Tokyo hotel.
		Konishiki is quick to credit sumo for opening the door to stardom, but says he is glad to be moving on.
	augustasports.com /stories/110698/oth_124-7152.shtml (688 words)

	SI.com - SI 50th - Hawaii - SI Flashback: Meat Bomb -
		Konishiki is the first foreigner to reach the rank of ozeki (champion).
		Konishiki is the eighth of nine children of Lautoa Atisanoe and his wife, Talafaaiva.
		Konishiki heaves his monumental body through his training stable with the swagger of a young chieftain among his tribesmen.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /magazine/features/si50/states/hawaii/flashback (5027 words)

	KONISHIKI'S : Kids
		Five students were chosen from seven schools based on an essay that they had to write and also to kids that had not ridden airplanes yet in their lives.
		The essays were screened by Konishiki and by the Principals of the seven schools.
		This shows Konishiki concern for kids so that they can see the wide world and also is a message which is prevalent in his homepage.
	www.konishiki.net /eng/kids/1997.html (600 words)

	BBC News \| Entertainment \| Heavyweight host a hit with viewers
		Konishiki is one of the biggest things to hit the Japanese entertainment world - whether he is plugging whiskey in TV ads or talking to guests on the show.
		Although Konishiki was one of Japan's most popular wrestlers winning three tournaments - another feat no foreigner had ever accomplished - the sport's governing body chose not to give him the top rank of "yokozuna".
		Konishiki denies having ever made the racism allegations and nowadays strikes a deliberately conciliatory tone toward whatever prejudice he may encounter.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/entertainment/209207.stm (325 words)

	Ayurveda floors Sumo wrestler
		Konishiki alias Shioda Yasokichi, a successful champion wrestler of 15 years, accompanied by Hata alias Kyo Kudozan landed here to a collective sigh of disbelief and amusement of eager onlookers, shattering to smithereens the perceived wisdom among the diminutive Keralite about size.
		Konishiki was seeking Ayurvedic treatment to rid himself of the flowing flab while his friend was to undergo a therapy for relief from stress and pain.
		When asked what was the best Konishiki could hope for in terms of weight loss, the experts said 10 kg would not be too ambitious a target provided he was subjected to a longer period of treatment.
	www.hinduonnet.com /businessline/2001/04/10/stories/181044ec.htm (650 words)

	Sumo wrestlers fatten up on chankonabe. - By Franz Lidz - Slate Magazine
		Konishiki calls chanko a "sort of legal steroid." Of all the performance enhancers used in sports, it's perhaps the oldest and most venerated.
		In his youth, Konishiki would routinely lunch on 10 bowls of chanko, eight enormous bowls of rice, 130 pieces of sushi, and 25 portions of barbecued beef.
		In Osaka, we definitely ate high-cal. Konishiki and I sat on cushions with the stable master and seven high-ranking wrestlers, while three rookies were relegated to tatami mats in a corner.
	www.slate.com /id/2110026/device/html40/workarea/3 (1283 words)

	Sumo East and West
		Discovered while bodysurfing in Waikiki, Konishiki joined pro sumo in the early 1980s, shortly after graduating from high school where he was an accomplished football player, basketball player, and power-lifter.
		Konishiki’s sheer size (he fought at more than 600 pounds) prompted charges that he and other Hawaii-born sumotori were damaging the sport by emphasizing size over technique.
		Years later, counter-charges of discrimination were leveled when Konishiki was denied promotion to Yokozuna under the somewhat ad hoc rules governing such matters.
	sumoeastandwest.com /cast.html (1571 words)

	Honolulu Star-Bulletin Local News
		Looking to give something back to the community where he grew up, Konishiki teamed with several corporate sponsors to treat the 35 sixth-graders from the Waianae area to the cultural experience of a lifetime.
		Konishiki fielded more questions during the hourlong session, and offered insights gained from his 16 years in the sport.
		Konishiki came up with the idea for the trip in March and began to assemble sponsors to help pay the freight.
	starbulletin.com /97/01/28/news/story2.html (815 words)

	USATODAY.com - Sumos wrestle with retirement health challenges (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Konishiki is giving himself some time to get down to his desired 400 pounds.
		Konishiki suffers from arthritic knees and shoulder problems, is carrying more weight than he would like, and isn't getting enough exercise — all typical problems for the retired.
		Konishiki — the first American to earn the coveted ozeki rank — weighs 550-560 pounds, down from his 625-pound fighting weight.
	www.usatoday.com /news/health/spotlight/2001-08-08-sumo-retirees.htm (1200 words)

	Honolulu Star-Bulletin Features
		SALEVAA Atisanoe -- better known as retired sumo superstar Konishiki -- isn't the first athlete to go for a career as a recording artist but his debut album on Japan's Pioneer label is one of the more promising ones.
		In Japan, Konishiki is a high-profile retired ozeki (champion), but Americans with no prior knowledge of his accomplishments will have no problem distinguishing him from the hundreds of other rappers and urban crooners.
		Konishiki's recent appearance "wrestling" with Todd Newton in a swimming pool on the E! Entertainment Channel's "Wild On Waikiki" showed that the retired sumo star has a sense of humor.
	starbulletin.com /2000/06/05/features/story3.html (376 words)

	ESPN.com - Page2 - Sumo excitement's worth the weight
		Consider Konishiki, who was one of the largest sumos in history, weighing 660 pounds at his peak.
		Konishiki, known as "The Dumptruck," stares down an opponent during his prime in 1991.
		Fetters and Konishiki are distant cousins, and the two grew up together in Hawaii, where sumo has some popularity.
	espn.go.com /page2/s/caple/021115.html (1281 words)

	Akai Hana Japanese Restaurant, Carrboro, NC
		Konishiki's wedding to petite fashion model, Sumika, was so popular that a Japanese TV network paid about $500,000 for the rights and broadcast the two hour ceremony instead of the Winter Olympics.
		In a 1992 interview with Sports Illustrated entitled, "Meat Bomb," Konishiki denied allegations that he consumed 120 bottles of beer, 10 quarts of tequila, and 10 shots of whiskey on his 281 birthday.
		Konishiki enjoys disco-dancing to keep trim, and even went on a high protein crocodile meat diet to drop flab.
	www.akaihana.com /Sumo.html (630 words)

	Konishiki - DramaWiki (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		KONISHIKI is pronounced Koh-nish-ki (the "i" in "nishi" is silent), and is always spelled in caps.
		KONISHIKI graduated from University High School in Honolulu (a lab school that is part of the University of Hawaii @ Manoa's School of Education.)
		KONISHIKI was recrutied by Hawaii-born sumo sensation Jesse Takamiyama, and joined the Takasago Beya Stable.
	wiki.d-addicts.com /Konishiki (138 words)

	NewStandard: 7/23/99
		Konishiki, an American-Samoan, rose to sumo superstardom when he became the first foreigner to win the sport's second-highest honor, the title Ozeki.
		Born in 1963, Konishiki was raised in Hawaii.
		As he flew to New York Wednesday, Konishiki, one of the heaviest sumo wrestlers in the sport's history, required two seats on the plane.
	www.southcoasttoday.com /daily/07-99/07-23-99/c02li059.htm (423 words)

	About the Konishiki Kids Foundation
		To provide children in Hawaii an opportunity to see Japan and to experience what it's like to be in a different culture, and to learn how important it is to have a dream, to make efforts and to respect their family.
		Konishiki mentioned his dream of helping the children from the area where he grew up who often don't have the opportunities to see what lies beyond the islands.
		All the kids had taken to hear the message from Konishiki that you can become whatever you dream if you work at it and are willing to believe in yourself.
	www.konishikikids.org /Data/AboutUs.html (382 words)

	PhotoGuide Japan/Akebono Tribute/Ozeki Promotion
		However, Konishiki apparently buckled under the pressure and had four humiliating, consecutive losses from the fifth day of the tournament.
		A rumor like this was unnecessary especially in the wake of Konishiki's alleged accusation (right before the May tournament) of racial discrimination as the reason for his non-promotion to yokozuna.
		Konishiki is still too bulky and slow on his feet, and he does not have the aura of invincibility.
	photojpn.org /exp/sumo/akebono3.html (2723 words)

	Former sumo wrestler Konishiki ties knot - The Honolulu Advertiser - Hawaii's Newspaper
		Konishiki, 40, registered his marriage to 28-year-old Chie Iijima last Wednesday, the agency said.
		Konishiki, of Nanakuli, was the first foreign-born sumo wrestler to attain the sport's second-highest rank of ozeki.
		Since retiring from sumo in 1997, Konishiki has taken up a career as a TV celebrity, appearing in numerous programs and commercials in Japan.
	the.honoluluadvertiser.com /article/2004/Jan/12/sp/sp15a.html (183 words)

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