One of the great examples of the potential of sneakers to serve as valuable historic documents is dikembe mutombos signature model from adidas. Dikembe mutombo is a congolese american retired professional basketball player. In high school, mutombo was an excellent soccer goalie and practiced martial arts. Aug 03, 2010 dikembe mutombo is one of the best shotblockers in nba history the retired athlete won defender of the year award four times the congolese superstar is famous for his humanitarian work. Dikembe mutombo talks about rereleasing his adidas originals shoes at sneaker con 20. One of the great examples of the potential of sneakers to serve as valuable historic documents is dikembe mutombo s signature model from adidas.
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Former nba star dikembe mutombo talks about reaching out to connect with your community and transforming the world. Dikembe mutombo may be all smiles in his geico commercials, but the towering 72 center was one of the biggest defensive forces of the nba during the 90s. Mutombo was the seventh in a family of 10 children growing up in kinshasa, the capital city of the democratic republic of the congo. Helping people was a tradition in my family, says dikembe mutombo, an nba legend and philanthropist known for both his shotblocking abilities and his heart of gold. Please include at least one socialwebsite link containing a recent photo of the actor.
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Dikembe mutombo was born in kinshasa in 1966 in what is today the democratic republic of the congo. Dikembe mutombo mpolondo mukamba jeanjacques wamutombo born june 25, 1966 is a. The dikembe mutombo song with jimmy kimmel and aloe blacc duration. Jan 17, 2012 image via wikipedia by josh martin, bleacher report dikembe mutombo, a man best remembered by nba fans for wagging his finger at those who dared challenge him on the court, deserves a stern wag of. Dikembe mutombo on adidas originals at sneaker con 20. The 28yearold denver nuggets basketball star will declare himself a role model, a. June 25, 1966 in kinshasa, democratic republic of the congo cd. That year, mutombo starred in an adidas advertisement that used the catchphrase man. Mutombo by adidas vintage sneakers, retro shoes, dikembe mutombo. Rockets center dikembe mutombo, seated next to first lady laura bush and proudly flashing his familiar broad smile, was honored by president george bush tuesday at. Dikembe and his wife, rose, have one daughter, carrie biamba wamutumbo, and one son, jean jacques dikembe mutumbo mplombo, jr.
They also serve as the adoptive parents for four other children two boys and two girls. Dikembe mutombo mpolondo mukamba jeanjacques wamutombo is a congolese american retired professional basketball player. Nov 17, 2006 mutombo is one of two nba players to wear the largest basketball shoes, size 22 the other being shaquille oneal. The mutombo signature edition basketball shoe was released by adidas during the 199293 nba season. I am a fan from china and ive watched almost every game of yao since he was pretty a young dominative center in shanghai sharks. He played in the nba for 18 years before retiring in 2009. An absolutely stunning sight to behold at 72, dikembe mutombo was known for his big time shot blocks and finger wagging. Dikembe mutombo wins sager strong award for humanitarian. May 03, 2016 take a look at dikembe mutombo s nba highlights. Dikembe mutombo is one of two nba players to wear size 22 shoes, the largest basketball shoes in the league, the other player being shaquille oneal.
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