2. Who is Dikembe Mutombo? Why is he
famous?
Where did he grow up?
Why did he come to the U.S?
Was he a good student at high school?
Did he like basketball when he was in his
hometown?
Who is Thompson?
What did basketball do for Dikembe
Mutombo?
What did Dikembe open in Africa?
3. Dikembe is an athleteathlete.
They’re
athletesathletes, too.
4. When Dikembe was a student in America, he
couldn’t affordafford to call his family.
Answers: He is an NBA player./ He grew up in Congo./ He won a scholarship, so he went to the U.S./ He was a good student./ No, he didn’t like it./ Thompson is Mutombo’s coach./ Basketball taught him how to be a good leader, a good competitor and how to win./ He opened a hospital.