 He further went on to say, “Even though it’s very regrettable that I wasn’t able to live up to everyone’s expectations as a yokozuna, I don’t regret one bit of my career on the dohyo.” When mentioning the injury he suffered in March 2017, he said, “Since the injury, I was confident that I was doing the best I could.I wrestled with everything I had in the world, but I felt for the first time that I was unable to go on.” Further saying, "I was gradually recovering, but I was unable to wrestle in my own style.My condition couldn't return to that before I was injured."