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Dikembe Mutombo Interview

2007/07/27 13:04:52 @NBA.com: News

In the CONDE NAST TRAVELER, Dorinda Elliot "it would be plenty to be one of the greatest shot blockers in basketball history. But Dikembe Mutombo, 41, a center for the Houston Rockets, has dedicated his off-court time to humanitarian organizations ranging from CARE to UNICEF. The Georgetown University–educated polyglot (seven languages), who came to the United States on scholarship to study medicine, spoke with Condé Nast Traveler's Dorinda Elliott about why he gave $15 million to build a 300-bed hospital in his hometown, Kinshasa, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and what he learned from Nelson Mandela."
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