Dikembe Mutombo: People thought I was a monster

Dikembe Mutombo’s 7’2” frame resulted in bullying and even in people running from him in a Congolese market. He shares how now those same people who ran from him years ago now run to him and call him “Moses” and their savior.
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[@AlejandroPerez-eq5kp]

"we all tall in my family but some people are short, 6'9, 6'8, uhhh 6'5"

[@makehumanitygreatagain8128]

lolololol

[@j.c.t3617]

Alejandro Perez lol

[@elrey6519]

and I am 6'1 I am a dwarf in his family

[@isaiahboutros6739]

Hahahahahahaha

[@godknowledge7126]

That shit was funny as hell.

[@colecooper5836]

Its crazy to imagine people running away from mutombo in fear, he seems like the nicest guy.

[@Kaveh_Ahangar]

Imagine him screaming.. he scares bears away

[@DM-yi1ur]

Hahahaha

[@MxMxM699]

omg hahhahah...im gonna steal this comment!

[@jellyfam3016]

Nigga he going scare the scare away you might loss your voice

[@pinktaco646]

@Mathew lmao

[@roshangeorge2127]

An Alaskan grizzly will make even Mutumbo look like a midget

[@ChrissyTheBlack0]

He’s “only 7’2”

[@clydecavalieri4511]

That's what Manute Bol (7'7") used to say about him and now his son Bol Bol (no kidding) who is a mere 7'3".

[@dreddfull5311]

6'8 6'9 is considered short in his family lol

[@LuhJdee1306]

In my family 6'4 is tall

[@maritaibay5978]

@@LuhJdee1306 on my family 5'10 is considered tall and 5'5 below is short

[@equi9317]

Marita Ibay in my family 5”5 is average and 5”8 is tall. No joke.

[@Milltao3]

He’s Congolese most of them are 5’2

[@theinvictussamaritan4778]

Cole Torrejon same here, even though I’m 6 feet.

[@jerryjazzbo2845]

Yeah.....a cookie monster.

[@mendozajovy]

Dikembe Mutombo is not a monster.... He is the King Kong of shotblocking. He draws fears to those who want to score on the paint and those who tries tends to change their shot. Mutombo also have a nice smile and laughter and most importantly his greatest attribute is NOT his talent BUT HIS BIG AND GENEROUS HEART.

[@spacesoarer3627]

I love his voice!

[@megabugginout]

Coooookieeeeees 🍪🍪🍪🍪🍪🍪

[@josephdeleon3716]

He does so much for people,great human being keep up the good work

[@MoMo-lf4it]

2:01 I've never went from laughter to a cry so quick before

[@sirR34FX]

He's such a cool guy

[@doa_824]

No no no! ☝🏿😅

[@christianhilbert1446]

I love his voice

[@Sendoh32]

Cookie Monster

[@jesuschrist3000ADHD]

Lmao why you do him like that?

[@sergebaron9086]

I never thought mutombo could be so funny. ha ha ha ha ha ha ha

[@AS-dt1oq]

You never saw his Geico commercial?

[@heru-deshet359]

He is a gentle giant Cookie Monster.

[@powerplus1933]

Those who say,"who are you?" Will eventually say,"how are you?".He said the people who used to call him a monster are the same people who now call him savior,Moses etc. There is time and season for everything.Patience is important.

[@turfcommando9216]

RIP big guy

[@ssen3147]

i turned the pitch of the video down to -4 and he sounded like an alien lol

[@bryanhartono2933]

Stitch after puberty

[@jonstefanik9400]

He should be head of the United Nations.

[@marioskarakatsanis5351]

Why

[@lukadoncicbrother661]

My vocal cords feel weird watching this

[@muhammadfaris6905]

That voice

[@EVERYTHING-dc2od]

He remind me of my dad but stacked 3 times taller

[@GlenMaurice]

I wish I had a voice like that 🤣

[@BrockMak]

1:03 Oh, is that how Shinsuke Nakamura named his finisher? But hold on: Mutombo IS from Kinshasa, Zaire (now Rep. of Congo).

[@waza_bangaodd8701]

Yes, from Kinshasa. Born and raised. Democratic republic of Congo ex zaïre

[@GinkgoPete]

Im 6`3 and Dikembe makes me develop a Napoleon complex just by talking

[@jarcorframdajel]

6'3" Is short

[@pureone8350]

@@jarcorframdajel If you're 6'3 you would be taller than 96% of the general public around you, but not when you enter the NBA lol

[@christinaw3874]

I like his voice

[@joemacdonald6312]

Dikembe Mutombo is not a monster but the backup voice for CookieMonster!

[@cubai5740]

Folk find anything that stands out to hurt someone and for what? A Jaded feeling of reward?

[@jereminx7587]

So for his family i'm a gnome

[@Zest0]

I Love the guy! But am I the only one who feels like.... while listening to his talk... like I want to gasp for more air?

[@moestackz8462]

He think 6'9 6'8 or 6'5 is short well damn I must me a meggit then 🤣😂 at 5'11 🤔

[@219790]

The Giraffe of Kinshasa, lol.

[@dylanbryant6691]

Cookie monster

[@DerHerrMitR]

Turn speed to 0.75. Stoner interview.

[@isaiahboutros6739]

Completely

[@George--zy2oy]

he is a monster a cookie monster

[@andreyarborough]

They caught the vapors

[@doa_824]

I’m 5’10 for a 15 year old. Is that tall for a 15 year old?

[@jeremyfuentes1806]

No

[@doa_824]

@@jeremyfuentes1806 Yes*

[@DaveAllen85]

I was 6’0 at 15

[@doa_824]

@@DaveAllen85 How tall are you now? 🤔

[@DaveAllen85]

@@doa_824 I’m 6’2”

[@Hexsnns]

You guys should feel bad for this dude if he had this voice in highschool he would be bullied and they would say Cookie Monster that’s sad bro

[@ibraheemals1239]

What happened to his voice

[@stylomojo]

Should get Strepsil lozenge sponsor as testimony and marketing.

[@coldsushidog]

his scream could make a statue cry out its secrets haha 😲🐻

[@doa_824]

He sound like an old Joel Embiid

[@briunnahicks4383]

Me Cookie Monster!!! Me love cookies 🍪

[@JoeMcCohn]

I can’t believe it that they both are one species 🤦‍♂️

[@bjhil6516]

Tall is in in my family im 6’11

[@tradtrad1000]

1:03 I thought Kinshasa was the capital of Congo (Zaire back then)

[@areez3433]

EpilepticRabbit lol yeah that's true

[@nonauxhypocrites4944]

The city was originally named leopoldville after the Belgian monarch, king Leopold II, who at one point was the sole proprietor of the Congo!!!😱 Yep you heard right! In the early seventies, president Mobutu changed the name of the country from Congo to Zaire, along with several cities. Leopoldville was renamed after a 9 feet monster who "use to roam the street" according to legend. The monster's name was Kinshasa. Therefore, people thought dikembe mutombo was the incarnation of that monster.

[@CashMonJo]

Tall is good..

[@Tteas215]

I'm dying 😂

[@jairotheassassin7421]

Did he just really say 6'5 6'8 was short🤨

[@HugoSoup57]

jairo The assassin 6’5”-6’8” is very tall but relative to him, that’s short

[@jairotheassassin7421]

Hugo Soup true

[@itslikesupernatural]

If thats short then I'm an ANT 🐜

[@UberTankred]

Honestly... imagine you're a little girl scout who heard of these stupid Slenderman tales and then Dikembe Mutombo comes around the corner and yells at you that he wants to buy all the cookies you have and you run away screaming... of course everyone shits their pants when they hear that story!

[@BrodieOT7]

Cookie Monster is that you?

[@calebmoss222]

Dikembe high af

[@inquizative44]

Good nutrition has given him length of bone!

[@di3inglife]

6.5 6.8 is short 😂😂😂😂😂😂💖

[@anythingatall7670]

If 6’9 is short then what the fuck would the average 5’10 human be considered

[@_Some_Guy_]

Moses. LOL

[@tnpranks2654]

I think he’s cursing out my grandmother

[@amayamartinez4025]

Louis Armstrong

[@kaminmars]

6’5 is short in his family huh

[@uss_04]

No no no. Notinmahhaus 👆👆👆👆

[@DizzyDez613]

🍪 👹

[@madiesyd]

Dembe

[@stavrospapageorge7716]

Bruh I'm the tallest I'm my family and I'm 6'0

[@casvastenburg8034]

That's very small my friend 😂

[@stavrospapageorge7716]

@@casvastenburg8034 for my locals yes 🤣

[@HugoSoup57]

Cas Vastenburg For a basketball team, yes, but compared to the average person, it’s above the mean height

[@uppal123g]

AHAHAHA... MOSes second coming!!!

[@mauricemallari6365]

*Cookie Monster

[@steri0988]

*cookie monster

[@cheng-yulin6992]

african rebel

[@ec4221]

Cookie monster