I am just glad that people continue to recognize me for the way I approach the game and the way I prepare myself to go in and do my job night after night. It's really a blessing. I am on a team that won the division and the conference. I don't know how much more I could ask for. The only thing I need now is my champagne in the end when we win a championship.
Most players enjoy the offensive end of the game and regard defense as work.
Mutombo loves defense and does what he can offensively, averaging 10.5 points a game this season. No one ever questions me about why I didn't score 40 points. If you questioned me on why I didn't get the 15 to 20 rebounds a game, that would touch my heart. Although Mutombo has played well for the Sixers, the trade has not been without second-guessing. The Sixers were 41-14 when they sent Theo Ratliff, Toni Kukoc, Nazr Mohammed and Pepe Sanchez to the Hawks for Mutombo and Roshown McLeod.