wow...lippy actually met manute in dallas when i was on a buying trip...that had to have been in the mid 80s...the high school playoffs were taking place and quite a few of the teams were staying at the same hotel...he was with his cousin and we were checking out that morning to leave...he was so tall i think i could walk right through his legs...being a huge basketball fan ofcourse i struck up a conversation with him...well, sortof...he had a very thick accent and was difficult to understand sorry to hear that he has past...it makes me feel really old...
the guy was saying how much of a nice guy he was... many pros let the fame and fortune go to their heads, but Manute always seemed on the level I guess it's because of how he grew up in Sudan and whatnot
This guy helped other people. He was not concern about fame and fortune, but to help others in need. A true african of the first order. I wish more of the "so-called africans" in this country would do more of the same. May he rest in peace."
my uncle from Nigeria is kind of like that... he's a business man at heart, but he always tries to employ native Africans. He likes helping his people and tends to steer away from 'African-Americans,' because of how corrupt we have become by living in this every-man-for-himself atmosphere. Everytime I read about Manute, he always seemed to be doing the uphill battle, trying to help people with his limited resources which takes a lot of courage and heart. He was only 47 too...that's pretty young around these parts.
RIP, man. Manute was before my time, so I could never see him play. Didn't he shoot the ball from the side of his head?
u missed some greats baby boy Hakeem 'The Dream' Olajuwan Clyde 'The Glyde' Drexler 'Sir Charles' Barkley (back when he was killin it with my Sixers) Damn you probably never seen Isaiah Thomas or David Robinson play
Whoa!! I ain't THAT young now, man. I didn't see them play for long, but I did see them play. I did a book report an The Dream in 2nd grade, and a book report on The Admiral in 5th grade.
good...but did you have a Magic Johnson joint hanging on your bedroom wall that was the only time I had a Laker hanging up anywhere but shit Manute was ballin back with Larry Bird and Dr J
hell with Kobe... if you rock an old Magic throwback joint, you'll be that man :smt003 I guarantee you mofos will be trying to beat the breaks off your ass, if you walked around with that stunna on
:smt005:smt005 I'm down to throw down with some Laker haters. They rip my jersey and it's a whole new level of ass whoppin' coming along.
he didnt even have the money to get repaired from the accident. the good always caught hell for no reason. its not fair
