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At the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament held in Fukuoka City in November 2025, Aonishiki (born in Ukraine, real name Danylo Yavhusishyn) won the top division championship. How did Aonishiki achieve such a feat? Looking at his efforts, words, and actions to date, we tried to find the secret to his success, and three keywords emerged. The three keywords that are the secret to his achievement and the conditions for achieving it are ambition, gratitude, and enthusiasm.
Now look at three keywords that are essential for achieving great things: ambition, gratitude, and enthusiasm.
1. Ambition: Have big dreams, be strict with yourself, and study diligently
If you want to achieve great things, you must first have a big dream and make steady progress towards that dream every day. If you only think about small things, you will become a person who can only do small things. If you want to become a great person who can achieve great things, you must have a big dream. And once you have a big dream, you should move towards that dream. In order to make your dreams come true, you need to be strict with yourself, cherish each and every day, and move forward steadily. At the same time, it is important to study diligently every day how you can move forward.
2. Gratitude: I am grateful to all the people who have been involved with me and I promise to repay their kindness.
Great achievements cannot be achieved by yourself alone. To accomplish great tasks, you always need the cooperation of those around you. To get the cooperation of those around you, you must behave in a way that makes them want to cooperate with you. Be grateful. Be thankful to all the people who have been involved with you, and vow to always repay their kindness. Repaying kindness means making great achievements. Because making great achievements will bring joy to many people.
3. Enthusiasm: Find a good mentor and do everything they tell you to do.
Even if you want to achieve great things, it's hard to know what to do. If you act on your own judgment, you'll only fail. First, find a good mentor. A good mentor is someone who is enthusiastic about research and who will teach you about the experiences they've gained through hard work. By finding a good mentor, you'll be able to find a path to realizing your dreams and achieving great things, and above all, they'll give you the mental support you need to keep working hard. Do everything your mentor tells you to do. Since you're under a mentor, don't skip over things that you've been told to do based on your own judgment.
Be ambitious, grateful, and enthusiastic. Be strict with yourself and work hard every day to achieve great things.