Dikembe Mutombo
Dikembe Mutombo
Dikembe Mutombo Mpolondo Mukamba Jean-Jacques Wamutombo, commonly referred to as Dikembe Mutombo, is a Congolese American retired professional basketball player who played 18 seasons in the National Basketball Association. Outside basketball, he has become known for his humanitarian work...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth25 June 1966
CityKinshasa, DR Congo
CountryUnited States of America
nba games becoming
The NBA is becoming a global game.
war doctors nurse
The doctors and nurses at the Biamba Marie Mutombo Hospital are saving lives every day and helping improve health care in the DRC which has been ravaged by more than a decade of war and disease.
philosophy believe party
I believe in the Democratic party, and their philosophy and what they stand for - for the poor people.
children winning easy
It's not easy to teach a child how to win.
hell backup
Me as a backup center? Hell no.
needs forget congo
I cannot forget the place that I come from. The Congo is much in need.
basketball years nba
After spending more than 17 years playing for the NBA, in the summertime, I always came back to community service and different basketball clinics.
jobs children community
God put us here to prepare this place for the next generation. That's our job. Raising children and helping the community, that's preparing for the next generation.
order upstairs elevators
When an elevator brings u upstairs, you better send it back down in order to bring others up!
might-use remember elevators
When you take the elevator to the top, please remember to send it back down so someone else might use it.
hunger greater
Food - there's no greater gift...
fight human nature understand
We understand the situation. That's human nature and you can't fight it.
listens people pleased refer
When I go to China, people call me 'Uncle Mo' because they refer me as Yao Ming's uncle. I'm pleased to be his uncle as long as he listens to me!
chance learn visit
My visit has been great, ... I got a chance to learn a lot from the faculty.