Sumo Cat

 
My friend Kazuhiro Koshi of the Japanese team stayed with me for one night before the 1996 World Championships in Calgary, which I ended up winning for my first of two consecutive World Championship wins.  Koshi was very impressed by the great size of Thomas the cat, and decided that he was in fact a Sumo Cat.  His teammate Toshinari Miyamoto was less impressed, although I'm told he is no longer afraid of cats as long as they're not too big.  This picture doesn't show Tom's size to advantage, but it's a good picture anyway.  Big fat green-eyed beast.
 
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