I remember when I came into the NBA, eighteen years ago, there were maybe nine to twelve international players playing in the NBA. Today we've got mo….

It took a long time for me to walk. I was falling down all the time. But I ended up being one of the dangerous men, who broke so many people's noses,….

Me as a backup center? Hell no..

I come from a large family, but I was not raised with a fortune. Something more was left me, and that was family values..

It's not easy to teach a child how to win..

When you take the elevator to the top, please remember to send it back down so someone else might use it..

I was not very strong growing up, and my uncle used to look at me, like, This kid is not growing up, he is growing tall but he can be broken like a b….

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 n….

I've always felt obligated to help those less fortunate than me. It's an obligation that anyone who has a chance to be in the NBA should feel and act….

I believe in the Democratic party, and their philosophy and what they stand for - for the poor people..

Food - there's no greater gift..

When an elevator brings u upstairs, you better send it back down in order to bring others up!.

I know the president is quick. I have friends who played with him during the campaign; they say he's very good. I told the president that whenever th….

The NBA is becoming a global game..

When I travel around the globe, I try as hard as I can to represent the NBA and the game of basketball to the best of my abilities. I get to go aroun….

The doctors and nurses at the Biamba Marie Mutombo Hospital are saving lives every day and helping improve health care in the DRC which has been rava….

I cannot forget the place that I come from. The Congo is much in need..

There are people out there dying every day, so when you wake up, you just have to thank the Man Upstairs for another day on this planet. There's not ….

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 edu….

After spending more than 17 years playing for the NBA, in the summertime, I always came back to community service and different basketball clinics..

I'm so glad I didn't become a doctor, because I do more than any doctor can do. I am an administrator, a CEO, doctor, psychiatrist, an activist, a ca….