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>Before becoming a wrestler, she was a teacher. Her subject was home economics. I loved teaching, but I was very busy.
>'I used to go home by the last train and take the first train to school. I worked overtime in excess of 80 hours a month (the legal standard for death from overwork)."
>One of the things that saved her from hard work was watching professional wrestling. She attended a workshop at Stardom, which strengthened her desire to become a pro-wrestler herself. However, my parents, especially my father, were vehemently opposed. Indeed, few parents would agree to abandon a stable career as a teacher. Wrestling is also associated with the fear of injury and the image of being "scary" and "barbaric".
>'My parents are not people who watch wrestling. In the end, I got down on my knees to my father. I said to him, 'I can only wrestle now, I'll give it three years, and if it doesn't work out, then let me think again about whether I want to continue.'"
>Since becoming a professional wrestler, the idea has come back to haunt her from time to time. She could have left home and said, "It's my life, let me do what I want," but she didn't want to do that. I didn't want to put my promise to my father behind me. I wanted to do it properly because I was going to do it. I want to be recognised by everyone and build my career as a professional wrestler. That's the kind of personality I have.
