Talk:Shōhōzan Yūya

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Quote about foreign wrestlers

The words of the coach, the former Ozeki Wakashimazu, "Let's work together to defeat foreign wrestlers," filled him with determination and he soon joined the stable. That's a rather strange quote, not very sumo-like at all. If there is no citation, it should be deleted. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bernardoni (talk • contribs) 00:46, 28 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

This came from the Japanese wiki. I tried to source the quote, but Japanese sports newspapers are notorious for flushing out their back articles regularly. Feel free to take the initiative and delete it. FourTildes 22:42, 1 December 2012 (UTC) I decided to delete it myself. I found some references about the conservatism of his coach and his unwillingness to take on foreign wrestlers, but no reference to that statement. FourTildes 22:48, 1 December 2012 (UTC)

Matsugane is one of the few stables without any foreign rikishi, so it is not inconceivable that he could have made such a statement, but I agree without a direct source it should go.--Pawnkingthree (talk) 14:28, 2 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]