[SeekAndFind]

We tend to pigeonhole athletes as not possessing intelligence, and people often give short shrift to athletes with thick accents. However, all of those stereotypes belied Mutombo’s gifts.

He spoke nine languages and originally intended to go to medical school. Instead, he graduated with degrees in linguistics and diplomacy. Both of those degrees served him well in the humanitarian work he undertook as a player and after he retired.

[PGR88]

A giant, both literally, and figuratively.

[Bruce Campbells Chin]

A great man, and his “no-no” finger wag after blocking a shot was classic. From someone else, it might have come across as arrogant. From him, it was just fun.

[PGalt]

Condolences to family and friends of Dikembe Mutombo

[I-ambush]

Years ago, when I took my 3 young sons to a Nuggets game, we waited outside the arena following the game because they wanted autographs. The only one who stopped to talk to them was Motumbo. Very nice man. One son still has the T-shirt he signed.

[subterfuge]

Good guy but I always hated that finger wag. It was cute the first 50 times he did it.