Heroes of Our Time
A good heart
Dikembe Mutombo grew up in Africa among great poverty and disease He came to Georgetown University on a scholarship (奖学金)to study medicine - but Coach John Thompson got a look at Dikembe and had a different idea. Dikembe became a star in the NBA, and a citizen of the United States. But he never forgot the land of his birth, or the duty to share his fortune with others. He built a newr hospital in his old hometown in the Congo. A friend has said of this good-hearted man: "Mutombo believes that God has given him this chance to do great things."