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Takamisakari retires

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Takamisakari holds a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 27, 2013, the final day of the 15-day New Year Grand Sumo Tournament. The former komusubi Takamisakari, whose pre-bout goofball antics and gutsy performances made him one of sumo's best-loved wrestlers, called time on his wrestling career.

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Takamisakari retires

TOKYO, Japan - Takamisakari tosses salt into the ring before a bout on the final day of the 15-day New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan hall on Jan. 27, 2013. The former komusubi Takamisakari, whose pre-bout goofball antics and gutsy performances made him one of sumo's best-loved wrestlers, called time on his wrestling career the same day.

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Takamisakari retires

TOKYO, Japan - File photos taken in July 2003 show Takamisakakri before a bout at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium. The former komusubi Takamisakari, whose pre-bout goofball antics and gutsy performances made him one of sumo's best-loved wrestlers, called time on his wrestling career on Jan. 27, 2013.

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Takamisakari retires

TOKYO, Japan - Takamisakari (back) beats Wakakoyu in the juryo division with an under-shoulder swing down on the final day of the 15-day New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan hall on Jan. 27, 2013. The former komusubi Takamisakari, whose pre-bout goofball antics and gutsy performances made him one of sumo's best-loved wrestlers, called time on his wrestling career the same day.

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Takamisakari retires

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in September 2007 shows Takamisakakri celebrating after winning a bout at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan hall. The former komusubi Takamisakari, whose pre-bout goofball antics and gutsy performances made him one of sumo's best-loved wrestlers, called time on his wrestling career on Jan. 27, 2013.

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Takamisakari retires

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in July 2010 shows Takamisakakri before a bout at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium. The former komusubi Takamisakari, whose pre-bout goofball antics and gutsy performances made him one of sumo's best-loved wrestlers, called time on his wrestling career on Jan. 27, 2013.

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Takamisakari retires

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in September 2007 shows Takamisakakri celebrating after winning a bout at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan hall. The former komusubi Takamisakari, whose pre-bout goofball antics and gutsy performances made him one of sumo's best-loved wrestlers, called time on his wrestling career on Jan. 27, 2013. (Kyodo)