Dikembe Mutombo (Houston Rockets)


Dikembe Mutombo
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“Sempre quis usar o # 15 quando cheguei à universidade, mas por alguma razão o técnico (John) Thompson não queria que um dos seus jogadores mais altos defendesse usando um uniforme com uma camisa de número baixo. A idéia era de usar do número 30 para cima. Quando eu disse que queria o 15, imediatamente me disseram que como eu era grande eu ‘merecia’ o 55.

“Pensei se algum grande jogador havia usado esse número, e me dei conta de que não existia tradição com esse número. E desde que me deram esse número o tenho usado sempre. Agora vejo vários jovem jogadores nas universidades e que chegam a NBA que querem o 55 porque eu o utilizei, e isto me enche de felicidade”.

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