My foundation was created so I can find a way to improve the living conditions of my people in the African continent, not just in Congo.
タグ: foundation, i-can, way, people

"Dikembe Mutombo"の他の名言

If I had not played basketball and made the millions of dollars that I had made, I would never have been able to build a hospital in Congo. It started in 1997, and 10 years later I was able to unveil the Biamba Marie Mutombo Hospital, named after my mother, in my hometown outside of Kinshasa. It was such a blessing.
タグ: hometown, never, blessing, mother
Scores of Congolese die each day unnecessarily due to the lack of access to healthcare and modern medicine.
タグ: healthcare, medicine, die, day
My heroes always are mostly my parents - my father especially, and my mom, who's passed on already. My dad is a very strong man, and by him being educated, and a principal and school superintendent over 37 years, he plays such a big role in my life.
タグ: father, my-life, man, life
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.
タグ: job, community, children, god
Africa needs more funding to continue to fight all of those diseases. We are losing more than 1.3 million young children under the age of five every year because of malaria. We've already lost 25 million people to the pandemic of HIV-AIDS. More people are dying now from typhoid fever. Diabetes is on the rise.
タグ: fight, children, people, age
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