>>
>> NUMBER
>> NUMBER 55 IS A SPECIAL NUMBER FOR OUR NEXT GUEST.
IT WAS HIS NUMBER THROUGHOUT HIS
NBA CAREER.
NBA CAREER. THE HALL OF FAMER IS CELEBRATING
HIS 55TH EARTH DAY WITH US.
DIKEMBE MUTOMBO IS CELEBRATING
BY GIVING BACK.
HE IS LAUNCHING A BUSINESS
VENTURE THAT SUPPORTS WOMEN IN
THE COFFEE BUSINESS.
HE SHARES WHY THIS IS IMPORTANT
FOR HIM.
FOR HIM.
FOR HIM. IT IS SO GREAT TO SEE YOU.
DIKEMBE: THANK YOU.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME THIS
MORNING.
MORNING.
MORNING. >> ABSOLUTELY, AND HAPPY BIRTH
DAY.
DAY.
DAY. WE
DAY. WE ARE SO GLAD YOU ARE HERE WITH
US.
US.
US. DIKEMBE: THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
>> IT IS A VERY GOOD DAY, AND
ALSO CONGRATULATIONS ON THIS NEW
BUSINESS VENTURE.
BUSINESS VENTURE. WHAT INSPIRED YOU TO GET INTO
THE COFFEE BUSINESS?
DIKEMBE: YOU KNOW, IT IS VERY
SIMPLE.
SIMPLE.
SIMPLE. I
SIMPLE. I AM A COFFEEHOLIC.
WHEN IT CAME TO SOURCING THE
BEANS, IN AFRICA YOU HAVE SOME
OF THE BEST ARABI
BEANS, IN AFRICA YOU HAVE SOME OF THE BEST ARABICA COFFEE BEANS
IN THE WORLD.
I WENT BACK TO TRY TO GET THE
MUTOMBO COFFEE OUT OF THE
MARKETS.
MARKETS.
MARKETS. THAT IS WHAT I DID.
>> THIS VENTURE, YOU ARE
SUPPORTING WOMEN IN THE COFFEE
BUSINESS.
BUSINESS.
BUSINESS. HOW ARE YOU DOING THAT?
4 IT IS VERY --
DIKEMBE: IT IS VERY EASY.
WHEN WE SUPPORT WOMEN, WE
SUPPORT THEIR FAMILIES, WE
SUPPORT THEIR HOUSE, WE SUPPORT
THEIR COMMUNITIES.
THEIR COMMUNITIES. BECAUSE MANY PEOPLE DON'T
UNDERSTAND, MANY OF THOSE WOMEN
ARE WIVES, FAMILY MEMBERS, OUR
SISTERS, THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE
FOR THEIR OWN FAMILY, FOR THE
GOOD OF THEIR HUSBAND, FOR
EVERYBODY.
EVERYBODY. TO SEE THEM WORKING TWO SHIFTS,
PROVIDING FOR THEIR FAMILY,
COOKING, AND GOING TO THEIR FARM
WHERE THEY ARE WORKING IS A LOT.
I AM SO HAPPY I AM PLAYING SUCH
A ROLE.
A ROLE.
A ROLE. >> KNOWING WE CAN DRINK THIS
DELICIOUS COFFEE WHILE
SUPPORTING THESE FAMILIES, YOU
HAVE BEEN QUITE AN HUMANITARIAN
DURING YOUR CAREER.
WHAT IS IT ABOUT A THING BACK
THAT JUST MAKES IT SO SPECIAL
FOR YOU?
FOR YOU?
FOR YOU? DIKEMBE: I BELIEVE THAT GIVING
BACK IS A FAMILY TRADITION FOR
ME.
ME.
ME. COMING UP FROM MY FATHER AND
MOTHER.
MOTHER.
MOTHER. THEY RAISED ME.
THEY GAVE ME THE VALUE OF LIFE,
KNOWING THAT THERE ARE SOME NEW
PEOPLE AROUND ME, AND WHATEVER I
CAN DO TO MAKE THE WORLD A
BETTER PLACE, SOMETHING THAT GOD
WILL APPRECIATE, THAT GOD WILL
BLESS ME BY GIVING ME MORE.
I CONTINUE TO DO THAT BECAUSE I
FEEL LIKE I AM VERY BLESSED IN
MY LIFE.
MY LIFE.
MY LIFE. >> YOU HAVE BROUGHT SO MANY OF
US SO MUCH JOY AND FUN.
YOU ARE GETTING BACK IN SO MANY
DIFFERENT WAYS.
DIFFERENT WAYS. I HAVE TO ASK YOU, YOU ARE
ICONIC FINGER WAG, RIGHT?
LOVE THAT COMMERCIAL.
IT HAS BECOME SO ICONIC.
DO YOU EVER GET SICK OF THAT?
DIKEMBE: I CAN NEVER GET SICK OF
THAT.
THAT.
THAT. IT
THAT. IT IS MY TRADEMARK, EVERYWHERE I
GO.
GO.
GO. YOU
GO. YOU CAN BE IN AN ELEVATOR IN
D.C. OR I AM, EVERYWHERE
SOMEBODY WILL GO, HAPPY
BIRTHDAY.
BIRTHDAY.
BIRTHDAY. IT IS LIKE I DON'T HAVE NO NAME
NO MORE.
NO MORE.
NO MORE. >> NO, YOU ARE THAT GUY.
YOU WATCHING THE NBA PLAYOFFS?
DIKEMBE: YES, I AM.
I AM WATCHING EVERY DAY.
>> WHO YOU PICKING?
DIKEMBE: I AM CHEERING FOR MY
HAWKS.
HAWKS.
HAWKS. >>
HAWKS. >> YEAH, TRAE YOUNG.
SOME WONDERFUL -- SO WONDERFUL
TO HAVE YOU HERE.
WE ARE SO HAPPY YOU ARE IN OUR
HOUSE THIS MORNING.
DIKEMBE: THANK YOU.
>> THANKS SO MUCH.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO HIM.
YOU CAN FIND DIKEMBE MUTOMBO,
YOU