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
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After spending more than 17 years playing for the NBA, in the summertime, I always came back to community service and different basketball clinics.
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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.
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When an elevator brings u upstairs, you better send it back down in order to bring others up!
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When you take the elevator to the top, please remember to send it back down so someone else might use it.
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Food - there's no greater gift...
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I think I made the best decision for myself, my wife and my kids. Hopefully I will play two years and hang up my jersey.
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The Almighty has plans for us to make a place so we can go on and make a difference. It all has to do with my faith; I am deeply religious. It goes back to my roots, to my mom and my dad.
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My visit has been great, ... I got a chance to learn a lot from the faculty.
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We came out very well but I think one thing that killed us was our turnovers. We gave up 12 turnovers early in the game and missed about seven free throws and that gave them a chance to establish the momentum in the game.
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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!
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I just love kids. As a kid, I grew up in a poor country with a poor family that had nothing. I loved anyone who could come into my life, in from the outside, and give me advice that could help me succeed. I believe that there are a lot of people who came into my life that made me Dikembe Mutombo.
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It will have all the news from Africa. We have music. We have a couple of talk shows. We have tourists shows. We have history.
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Everyone gets their shoes made at that place.
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There's a great door opening for him now. You have to take advantage of that. He can run so well and block shots. I told him, look you don't have to worry how many points you score. He has a chance to be a big-time prominent player.