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posté par Philly thing : | Effectivement c'est assez émouvant.
Je suis bien content de voir tout les hommages qui lui sont rendu depuis hier 
Je suis tombé sur pas mal de témoignages très intéressants aussi.
Celui-là est pas mal:
"I had the opportunity of meeting Manute and spending a lot of time with him last year and I think this would be an appropriate place to share my story.
I'm in charge of bringing interesting speakers to my college and we knew we wanted to bring an athlete who had something more to speak about other than being an athlete. Manute was perfect. Not only was a former NBA player, but he is 7'7 tall and one of the greatest humanitarians this world has ever seen. I found a crazy way to get in touch with Manute and once I got to talk to him, I knew he would be the perfect fit.
Manute charged us so little to come to our school that we actually insisted on paying him more so he could donate it to his charity. And so the deal was set. Manute drove from his home in Olathe, Kansas (he moved from his home in Connecticut to Kansas because the living was cheaper in Kansas and he could donate more of his money to Sudan if he lived a more modest life) to Kansas City and then flew coach class (must have been miserable) from KC to Chicago and then from Chicago to Albany, still in coach class. When I met him at the Albany airport, I will NEVER forget the sight of a 7'7 man walking towards me. I can't imagine what it's like to be that height, not only because of the difficulties of getting around, but also because everyone stares at all times. Manute did not complain at all about squeezing into my tiny Toyota Corolla.
When we arrived at my school in Schenectady, he wowed the crowd of 400+ as he spoke about his interesting NBA career, what it's like living as a 7'7 man, and his unbelievable philanthropic work he has done in his home country of Sudan. His message was strong and one that everyone in that room will remember forever. After his speech, he was nice enough to answer an unlimited amount of questions that everyone asked of him. He also let everyone come on stage and take pictures with him. However, he didn't want the night to end so a few students including myself took him back to his hotel to have some dinner and drinks.
Once we got to the hotel bar and ordered everything, he insisted on paying even with his not so great economic circumstances. We didn't want to let that happen (the school was paying) so we finally convinced him to let us pick up the tab. He told us jokes, old stories, and he also shared his frustrations with the world regarding everyone ignoring the situation in Sudan. You could really sense the passion Manute had for this issue...all you had to do was look in his eyes and you would have seen it. It seemed like he so desperately wanted to help his home country but there was a limited amount he could do. Even though he knew he couldn't save the country by himself, he was going to do everything in his power to help as much as humanly possible. After downing about five cups of red wine like it was water (he claimed he needed it for a good sleep), we exchanged contact info and said our goodbyes.
I feel that I am privileged to have met Manute Bol and I am very happy I got to spend some quality time with him. I regret not staying in better touch but I will remember him forever and I'm sure everyone else will as well. My thoughts and prayers go out to his family and other friends.
RIP, Manute." |
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