1 00:00:01,368 --> 00:00:07,874 ♪♪♪ 2 00:00:02,000 --> 00:00:07,000 Downloaded from YTS.MX 3 00:00:07,941 --> 00:00:14,214 ♪♪♪ 4 00:00:08,000 --> 00:00:13,000 Official YIFY movies site: YTS.MX 5 00:00:14,280 --> 00:00:16,182 (Cars honking) 6 00:00:17,350 --> 00:00:24,024 ♪♪♪ 7 00:00:25,658 --> 00:00:27,327 Crowd: Defense! 8 00:00:27,394 --> 00:00:29,896 Devlin: Ibaka steps back, hand in his face. 9 00:00:29,963 --> 00:00:32,332 And Ibaka now three for four from the field. 10 00:00:32,399 --> 00:00:35,435 - My name is Ibaka Ngobila Serge Jonas. 11 00:00:35,535 --> 00:00:38,438 Devlin: Knocks it down, Serge Ibaka. 12 00:00:38,538 --> 00:00:41,341 In Toronto they're celebrating an NBA championship. 13 00:00:41,408 --> 00:00:43,543 Serge: When I won the NBA championship 14 00:00:45,011 --> 00:00:46,613 it was unbelievable. 15 00:00:46,713 --> 00:00:48,748 I love you. 16 00:00:48,815 --> 00:00:50,550 (Loud cheering) 17 00:00:52,218 --> 00:00:53,887 - My dad here. Dad. 18 00:00:55,522 --> 00:00:58,691 And I was so happy to share the moment with my family, 19 00:00:59,859 --> 00:01:03,229 Toronto, and all of Canada. 20 00:01:05,432 --> 00:01:06,900 (Loud cheering) 21 00:01:14,107 --> 00:01:16,976 Now I'm going to share this moment 22 00:01:17,077 --> 00:01:19,479 with my homeland, The Congo, 23 00:01:19,579 --> 00:01:22,649 and my city Brazzaville. 24 00:01:22,749 --> 00:01:24,717 That's where I grew up 25 00:01:24,784 --> 00:01:27,620 and learned to love basketball. 26 00:01:27,687 --> 00:01:33,827 ♪♪♪ 27 00:01:33,927 --> 00:01:35,929 Sometimes I had no shoes, 28 00:01:37,130 --> 00:01:38,731 sometimes I had no food, 29 00:01:40,133 --> 00:01:41,734 but it didn't matter, 30 00:01:41,801 --> 00:01:43,970 I played basketball everyday 31 00:01:44,037 --> 00:01:47,407 and dreamed of one day being the NBA champion. 32 00:01:47,474 --> 00:01:50,176 Now my dream has come true 33 00:01:50,276 --> 00:01:53,279 and I'm taking the NBA trophy home 34 00:01:53,346 --> 00:01:57,450 to show my people anything is possible. 35 00:01:59,385 --> 00:02:02,088 ♪♪♪ 36 00:02:08,128 --> 00:02:09,796 (Knock on door) 37 00:02:12,932 --> 00:02:14,334 - C'est qui? 38 00:02:14,400 --> 00:02:16,536 Oh yeah, the big boy's here. 39 00:02:16,636 --> 00:02:18,138 Ooh. 40 00:02:19,506 --> 00:02:20,974 Wow. 41 00:02:22,075 --> 00:02:24,144 Let me see, let me see. 42 00:02:25,979 --> 00:02:29,015 Uh-oh, hell yeah, hell yeah. 43 00:02:29,082 --> 00:02:31,050 You know, one of my dream always been 44 00:02:31,117 --> 00:02:32,886 if I win a championship, 45 00:02:32,952 --> 00:02:34,220 you know, I would love to, 46 00:02:34,287 --> 00:02:36,523 you know, bring the trophy back home to my people, 47 00:02:36,589 --> 00:02:39,225 to inspire my people, like I used to dream 48 00:02:39,325 --> 00:02:41,194 when I didn't have nothing 49 00:02:41,261 --> 00:02:43,196 and I think they can do, they can see, 50 00:02:43,263 --> 00:02:45,665 do the same thing and believe like anything is possible. 51 00:02:45,732 --> 00:02:48,701 Welcome to Congo, Brazzaville. 52 00:02:48,768 --> 00:02:51,070 - It's kinda dirty though, we gotta clean it up. 53 00:02:51,137 --> 00:02:53,006 - Yeah, we have to clean the baby. 54 00:02:53,072 --> 00:02:55,208 - So after winning the championship, 55 00:02:55,275 --> 00:02:58,378 we had this crazy idea of like why not bring it to The Congo. 56 00:02:58,444 --> 00:03:01,881 So Serge's eyes were kind of sparkling. 57 00:03:01,948 --> 00:03:05,418 - I told Jordi, I want to go e, 58 00:03:05,518 --> 00:03:08,421 everywhere I used to go and do things, 59 00:03:08,488 --> 00:03:10,089 I wanna go there again, 60 00:03:10,156 --> 00:03:12,358 but this time with the NBA trophy. 61 00:03:12,425 --> 00:03:14,727 You know, the first thing in my mind was 62 00:03:14,794 --> 00:03:17,397 I can't believe I'm gonna actually have the NBA trophy 63 00:03:17,463 --> 00:03:20,266 in my hands in Congo. 64 00:03:20,366 --> 00:03:22,769 I was just happy, man, I was very happy, 65 00:03:22,869 --> 00:03:26,039 and not only for me, for people, for my family. 66 00:03:26,105 --> 00:03:27,307 Let me see it. 67 00:03:27,373 --> 00:03:28,775 Let me show him the view. You see the view? 68 00:03:28,875 --> 00:03:31,110 It took me 15 years to meet him. 69 00:03:31,177 --> 00:03:34,714 So you see, this is Congo, Brazzaville my friend. 70 00:03:34,781 --> 00:03:37,850 This is, this is where I was born and raised here, 71 00:03:37,917 --> 00:03:40,620 and this is where everything start; 72 00:03:40,687 --> 00:03:42,855 my journey, my dream, 73 00:03:42,922 --> 00:03:45,725 you know, for us to become family today. 74 00:03:47,594 --> 00:03:50,096 Jordi: Serge is one of the biggest, 75 00:03:50,163 --> 00:03:52,065 most well-known person in Congo. 76 00:03:52,131 --> 00:03:54,133 He's the most successful athlete 77 00:03:54,234 --> 00:03:55,735 that's ever come out of Congo, 78 00:03:55,802 --> 00:03:57,937 he's the only NBA player ever 79 00:03:58,004 --> 00:04:00,640 to come from Congo, Brazzaville, 80 00:04:00,740 --> 00:04:03,543 so it's very difficult to go anywhere here in Brazzaville 81 00:04:03,610 --> 00:04:07,947 and not have a group of people go at him and, 82 00:04:08,014 --> 00:04:11,417 and ask him for a picture, or for an autograph. 83 00:04:11,484 --> 00:04:14,487 So from the time that he sets foot here in Congo, 84 00:04:14,587 --> 00:04:16,489 everything changes, 85 00:04:16,556 --> 00:04:18,291 because there's an expectation. 86 00:04:18,358 --> 00:04:20,560 There is a big part of the community 87 00:04:20,627 --> 00:04:22,495 that's waiting for him to arrive. 88 00:04:22,595 --> 00:04:25,465 And most of the people need something from him, 89 00:04:25,531 --> 00:04:27,934 are gonna ask something from him. 90 00:04:29,202 --> 00:04:33,506 ♪♪♪ 91 00:04:33,573 --> 00:04:36,643 - I mean the price of the life I choose, do I? 92 00:04:36,709 --> 00:04:39,479 And it's the price of all the hard work 93 00:04:39,545 --> 00:04:42,615 I've been putting during all those years 94 00:04:45,652 --> 00:04:47,253 where everybody wanna see you, 95 00:04:47,320 --> 00:04:48,988 everybody wanna take picture with you. 96 00:04:49,055 --> 00:04:51,024 That show you how all the hard you be putting 97 00:04:51,090 --> 00:04:53,960 be paying off to be in the positions, right. 98 00:04:55,261 --> 00:04:56,629 It's, it's a blessing. 99 00:04:59,232 --> 00:05:06,706 ♪♪♪ 100 00:05:06,773 --> 00:05:10,610 ♪♪♪ 101 00:05:10,677 --> 00:05:13,146 My mother, she was from DRC, Congo, 102 00:05:13,212 --> 00:05:15,148 and she used to play basketball too. 103 00:05:17,317 --> 00:05:19,552 I lost my mom when I was seven. 104 00:05:19,619 --> 00:05:24,290 ♪♪♪ 105 00:05:24,357 --> 00:05:26,326 All my life I grew up with my dad. 106 00:05:27,960 --> 00:05:30,396 He used to play basketball. 107 00:05:30,463 --> 00:05:32,632 He, he's the person who inspired me a lot 108 00:05:32,699 --> 00:05:34,834 because I had to look up to him. 109 00:05:38,004 --> 00:05:40,239 He motivated me to, you know, to go play basketball. 110 00:05:40,340 --> 00:05:43,343 He, he was a huge part of my life. 111 00:05:46,245 --> 00:05:52,752 ♪♪♪ 112 00:05:52,852 --> 00:05:59,592 ♪♪♪ 113 00:05:59,692 --> 00:06:06,766 ♪♪♪ 114 00:06:06,866 --> 00:06:13,606 ♪♪♪ 115 00:06:13,706 --> 00:06:21,280 ♪♪♪ 116 00:06:21,347 --> 00:06:28,121 ♪♪♪ 117 00:06:28,221 --> 00:06:30,623 ♪♪♪ 118 00:06:30,690 --> 00:06:33,559 - I think right now we're going to uh, 119 00:06:35,495 --> 00:06:36,963 to this restaurant where, 120 00:06:37,063 --> 00:06:38,297 that's the place where I used to, 121 00:06:38,398 --> 00:06:40,099 I used to go uh, you know, 122 00:06:40,166 --> 00:06:42,301 to go ask for food, 123 00:06:42,402 --> 00:06:44,637 and then when I was young here, 124 00:06:44,737 --> 00:06:47,774 just wait for leftover food when people finished to eat 125 00:06:47,840 --> 00:06:50,476 and I can just, you know, eat the rest of the food. 126 00:06:50,576 --> 00:06:53,813 So that's the place I'm going right now. 127 00:06:53,880 --> 00:06:56,616 I'm, I'm bringing Larry with me 128 00:06:56,682 --> 00:06:59,819 and uh I just wanna feel the moment again, 129 00:06:59,886 --> 00:07:01,921 but I know this time it's different. 130 00:07:01,988 --> 00:07:03,456 This time I'm, 131 00:07:03,523 --> 00:07:06,058 I'm bringing in the NBA champion trophy 132 00:07:06,125 --> 00:07:08,494 so I just, it's, 133 00:07:08,561 --> 00:07:11,264 I'm you know, it's kind of weird feeling 134 00:07:11,330 --> 00:07:13,933 actually right now, I'm fe. 135 00:07:15,935 --> 00:07:17,937 (Cars honking) 136 00:07:23,342 --> 00:07:24,744 So it's crazy. 137 00:07:25,812 --> 00:07:27,079 And even this street, 138 00:07:27,146 --> 00:07:28,981 you see this street we are here, I used to clean. 139 00:07:29,048 --> 00:07:31,851 I used to clean, uh, I used to clean this street here. 140 00:07:31,951 --> 00:07:34,454 I used to, you know, here I, I used to clean here 141 00:07:36,389 --> 00:07:37,757 every night, you know, 142 00:07:37,824 --> 00:07:40,626 I used to clean this street here, so. 143 00:07:44,964 --> 00:07:51,637 ♪♪♪ 144 00:07:51,704 --> 00:07:57,844 ♪♪♪ 145 00:07:57,910 --> 00:08:00,980 (Low hum of chatter) Man: Serge Ibaka! 146 00:08:02,281 --> 00:08:04,116 - Serge Ibaka. - Salut. 147 00:08:08,821 --> 00:08:11,157 (Speaking French) 148 00:08:26,172 --> 00:08:27,740 - This, this is where I used to come, man. 149 00:08:27,807 --> 00:08:29,542 Jordi: Is this the same, 150 00:08:29,609 --> 00:08:31,377 the same place you always talk about. 151 00:08:31,444 --> 00:08:32,745 - The same place I always talk about. 152 00:08:32,812 --> 00:08:34,914 It's 15 years now, it's fy 153 00:08:34,981 --> 00:08:38,518 and I used to come here everyday and then, you know, 154 00:08:38,584 --> 00:08:40,086 I'm trying to eat. 155 00:08:40,152 --> 00:08:42,355 And I used to come here 156 00:08:42,421 --> 00:08:44,090 and you see that corner there? - Yeah. 157 00:08:44,190 --> 00:08:46,425 - I used to just stand up there 158 00:08:46,492 --> 00:08:48,728 and just watch people eating here. 159 00:08:48,794 --> 00:08:50,763 - Yeah. - And then uh, 160 00:08:50,830 --> 00:08:52,899 you know, whenever somebody, like him, when he's done, 161 00:08:52,965 --> 00:08:55,034 when he, he left like half, half food, 162 00:08:55,101 --> 00:08:57,737 and then I just jump and then I start eating, I start eat. 163 00:08:57,803 --> 00:08:59,171 As for dinner, you know, 164 00:08:59,238 --> 00:09:01,274 when it's over I go back there again, you know. 165 00:09:01,374 --> 00:09:02,742 - In the corner. - In the corner, 166 00:09:02,808 --> 00:09:04,443 just right here in the corner here, stand up here. 167 00:09:04,510 --> 00:09:06,445 Sometime I just, you know, walking back here just, 168 00:09:06,546 --> 00:09:08,614 or be here in the corner. - Yeah. 169 00:09:08,714 --> 00:09:10,182 - I'm just watching. 170 00:09:10,249 --> 00:09:12,118 You know, and sometime I used to come, I used to come here, 171 00:09:12,218 --> 00:09:14,587 it's nobody here eating. I'm like, man, you know, 172 00:09:14,654 --> 00:09:16,556 I'm starving here, you know, I need some food, man. 173 00:09:18,190 --> 00:09:19,525 Merci beaucoup. 174 00:09:21,994 --> 00:09:23,796 I'm eating this now for the first time. 175 00:09:23,863 --> 00:09:25,598 - Is it the same, the same, same stuff? 176 00:09:25,665 --> 00:09:27,400 - Yeah, the same stuff. 177 00:09:27,466 --> 00:09:28,734 For first time I'm eating, 178 00:09:28,801 --> 00:09:31,203 I'm, I'm back eating here after 15 years, 179 00:09:31,270 --> 00:09:33,306 but the different is now 180 00:09:33,372 --> 00:09:35,975 I'm, I'm eating with my big boy here next to me. 181 00:09:36,075 --> 00:09:38,811 You, you, you, you see what I used to eat. 182 00:09:38,878 --> 00:09:41,447 - You talk, you talk to him and you talk like it's a person. 183 00:09:41,514 --> 00:09:43,082 - Yeah this is my, it's a person, man. 184 00:09:43,149 --> 00:09:45,318 - It's your buddy. - This is, it's my buddy here. 185 00:09:45,384 --> 00:09:46,886 (Speaking French) 186 00:10:01,367 --> 00:10:03,603 (Cheering, applause) 187 00:10:05,538 --> 00:10:07,173 - I decide, you know, 188 00:10:07,239 --> 00:10:09,308 to buy everybody food so everybody can enjoy 189 00:10:09,375 --> 00:10:11,010 what I'm enjoying. 190 00:10:11,077 --> 00:10:14,113 And especially I can do it. You know, if I cannot do it, 191 00:10:14,180 --> 00:10:15,982 okay, a different story, 192 00:10:16,048 --> 00:10:18,017 because if I, uh I can do it, 193 00:10:18,084 --> 00:10:20,152 I can offer that to them, 194 00:10:20,219 --> 00:10:21,854 you know, why not do that. 195 00:10:21,954 --> 00:10:23,956 (Low hum of chatter) 196 00:10:25,858 --> 00:10:27,526 That restaurant is the restaurant where, 197 00:10:27,593 --> 00:10:30,529 where I used to go, I used to go beg for food there. 198 00:10:30,596 --> 00:10:32,999 And I never thought one day I'm gonna come back 199 00:10:33,065 --> 00:10:34,934 at the same place, 200 00:10:35,001 --> 00:10:37,336 and you know, 15 years later 201 00:10:37,403 --> 00:10:39,605 at the same place with the NBA trophy next to me. 202 00:10:39,672 --> 00:10:40,806 Come on, man. 203 00:10:44,410 --> 00:10:46,278 I say, like it's crazy, or amazing, 204 00:10:46,345 --> 00:10:49,015 or just, it's crazy. 205 00:10:49,081 --> 00:10:51,651 (Loud cheering) 206 00:10:57,757 --> 00:11:01,894 Anything possible is generously brought to you by DHL; 207 00:11:01,994 --> 00:11:04,497 DHL - Excellence. Simply Delivered. 208 00:11:10,770 --> 00:11:13,005 Jordi: During Serge's off-season, 209 00:11:13,072 --> 00:11:14,573 it's very important 210 00:11:14,640 --> 00:11:17,143 to have a practice and workout regimen 211 00:11:17,209 --> 00:11:19,011 that he's gonna follow. 212 00:11:19,078 --> 00:11:20,546 He's a workaholic 213 00:11:20,613 --> 00:11:23,816 and he loves to workout on the court, in the gym, 214 00:11:23,883 --> 00:11:27,186 and for him it's very important to not stop. 215 00:11:28,454 --> 00:11:30,089 So he takes this very seriously 216 00:11:30,156 --> 00:11:32,091 so this is the reason why 217 00:11:32,158 --> 00:11:35,428 he asked the Raptors to bring . 218 00:11:35,494 --> 00:11:37,596 John is one of the development coaches. 219 00:11:37,697 --> 00:11:39,565 He was on board to coming to Congo 220 00:11:39,632 --> 00:11:41,267 and being part of this trip. 221 00:11:41,367 --> 00:11:43,769 Woo. Woo! 222 00:11:43,836 --> 00:11:45,905 John: Serge is one of the most elite 223 00:11:45,971 --> 00:11:48,074 rim protectors out there right now 224 00:11:48,140 --> 00:11:50,843 and he's gonna go down as one of the great rim protectors. 225 00:11:50,910 --> 00:11:54,113 And just his effort, and his hustle like when, when he, 226 00:11:54,180 --> 00:11:57,216 when he knows he's gonna block the shot, he gets it. 227 00:12:00,019 --> 00:12:01,187 Yes. 228 00:12:01,253 --> 00:12:03,389 He's becoming even more skilled. 229 00:12:03,456 --> 00:12:05,391 Like he, he trains so hard 230 00:12:05,458 --> 00:12:06,926 and he's very detailed and precise, 231 00:12:06,992 --> 00:12:08,761 and what he wants to do, 232 00:12:08,828 --> 00:12:10,963 and when he goes to the gym he knows what he wants 233 00:12:11,030 --> 00:12:13,766 and you gotta work with him to how you're gonna do it, 234 00:12:13,833 --> 00:12:16,235 and like build that path together. 235 00:12:18,037 --> 00:12:20,206 - Whatever you do behind the . 236 00:12:20,272 --> 00:12:22,141 You know, if you, if you did nothing, 237 00:12:22,241 --> 00:12:23,976 it's gonna show later if you do nothing. 238 00:12:24,043 --> 00:12:26,112 If you do something, it's always gonna show, you know. 239 00:12:26,178 --> 00:12:27,813 Jordi: In between going to see family 240 00:12:27,913 --> 00:12:30,216 and doing a bunch of different things, you know, 241 00:12:30,282 --> 00:12:33,085 in the morning, like he's gonna workout. 242 00:12:33,152 --> 00:12:34,754 (Cars honking) 243 00:12:38,224 --> 00:12:42,161 ♪♪♪ 244 00:12:42,261 --> 00:12:43,829 - Oh, right now um, 245 00:12:43,896 --> 00:12:46,432 I'm on my way to meet the President 246 00:12:49,034 --> 00:12:51,904 and um I'm, I'm bringing the trophy with, 247 00:12:51,971 --> 00:12:53,939 with me to present to him. 248 00:12:55,508 --> 00:12:57,243 No, I'm not nervous, no I'm just uh, 249 00:12:57,309 --> 00:12:59,845 I'm just you know, no I'm just thankful, man. 250 00:12:59,945 --> 00:13:04,183 ♪♪♪ 251 00:13:04,250 --> 00:13:06,685 He invited me to go out there after our championship, 252 00:13:06,786 --> 00:13:08,921 I couldn't say no of course. 253 00:13:10,523 --> 00:13:13,025 And uh, it's the first time that an athlete, 254 00:13:13,125 --> 00:13:15,795 or you know, somebody to bring the NBA a trophy. 255 00:13:17,263 --> 00:13:19,331 As a Congolese, I want to, I want, I wanted to do that, 256 00:13:19,398 --> 00:13:21,033 you know, to be the first one. 257 00:13:21,100 --> 00:13:27,807 ♪♪♪ 258 00:13:37,316 --> 00:13:39,618 (Speaking French) 259 00:14:08,147 --> 00:14:10,583 I'm bringing the NBA trophy, 260 00:14:10,683 --> 00:14:13,519 you know, to the President of my, my country. 261 00:14:15,321 --> 00:14:16,856 Who I am, who I am again? Like... 262 00:14:18,324 --> 00:14:19,992 (Speaking French) 263 00:14:51,290 --> 00:14:53,459 So we talk about different projects and, 264 00:14:53,525 --> 00:14:55,561 and future for, to help the youth. 265 00:14:56,829 --> 00:14:58,898 (Speaking French) 266 00:15:31,697 --> 00:15:33,432 - No, no, Ontario. 267 00:15:34,667 --> 00:15:36,502 I'm not sure if, 268 00:15:36,568 --> 00:15:38,070 if he assumed I was the head coach or something. 269 00:15:38,137 --> 00:15:41,440 Serge kept saying, oh, oh my coach, my coach. 270 00:15:43,108 --> 00:15:44,677 - I'm sure he, he, maybe he, 271 00:15:44,743 --> 00:15:46,278 he thought like John was the head coach of, 272 00:15:46,345 --> 00:15:47,746 uh, of the Raptors. 273 00:15:47,813 --> 00:15:49,682 We say, coach, come, come sit down here. 274 00:15:49,748 --> 00:15:51,350 - I did not want to offend the man. 275 00:15:51,450 --> 00:15:53,319 I, I was- I sat down, and everyone was smiling, 276 00:15:53,385 --> 00:15:54,853 everything was going well, 277 00:15:54,920 --> 00:15:57,022 I was just letting everything happen. 278 00:15:57,089 --> 00:15:58,657 - Because at the beginning, you know, 279 00:15:58,724 --> 00:16:00,693 the security for the protocol, John didn't have, 280 00:16:00,793 --> 00:16:02,861 first of all, John didn't have pants. 281 00:16:02,962 --> 00:16:04,697 - I had no luggage. 282 00:16:04,797 --> 00:16:06,865 They, they lost my luggage at, at the airport, 283 00:16:06,966 --> 00:16:09,468 and then no big and tall stores down there. 284 00:16:11,103 --> 00:16:12,538 - I, John, come on, John, 285 00:16:12,604 --> 00:16:14,206 how you, how you tried to go see the President 286 00:16:14,273 --> 00:16:16,308 and you didn't have even pants. 287 00:16:18,610 --> 00:16:19,979 That was crazy. 288 00:16:20,045 --> 00:16:21,513 Like life could change in different ways. 289 00:16:21,580 --> 00:16:23,315 Bringing the NBA trophy to the President, 290 00:16:23,382 --> 00:16:25,451 shaking his hand, and taking pictures, 291 00:16:25,517 --> 00:16:27,987 this not feel normal, this , 292 00:16:28,053 --> 00:16:29,688 it's not normal feeling. 293 00:16:29,755 --> 00:16:32,458 You know, it's not, it's not, i. 294 00:16:32,524 --> 00:16:35,060 Trust me, it's, coming from Africa too, 295 00:16:35,160 --> 00:16:37,496 you know, it's not everyday feeling. 296 00:16:40,432 --> 00:16:41,667 I'm thankful for that. 297 00:16:43,068 --> 00:16:44,837 (Speaking French) 298 00:16:59,084 --> 00:17:04,023 ♪♪♪ 299 00:17:04,123 --> 00:17:06,358 (Low hum of chatter) 300 00:17:06,425 --> 00:17:08,293 - We do a lot of work with foundations. 301 00:17:09,862 --> 00:17:11,964 Like I said, I lost, I lost my mom when I was seven. 302 00:17:17,770 --> 00:17:20,139 At some point, I was in the street 303 00:17:21,540 --> 00:17:23,475 so to me it's very important, you know. 304 00:17:24,877 --> 00:17:26,845 So we do a lot of work with a lot of orphanages, 305 00:17:26,912 --> 00:17:29,181 and uh even known Congo, Brazzaville, 306 00:17:29,248 --> 00:17:30,816 also we do in Congo, Kinshasa. 307 00:17:34,086 --> 00:17:35,621 Every year when we go out there, you know, 308 00:17:35,687 --> 00:17:37,656 we always try to support them financially, 309 00:17:39,158 --> 00:17:40,426 try to give them what they need, 310 00:17:40,492 --> 00:17:42,327 you know, for the whole years, we always do that. 311 00:17:46,799 --> 00:17:48,534 So to me it's very important, you know, 312 00:17:48,600 --> 00:17:50,669 going back and then trying to help. 313 00:17:56,175 --> 00:17:58,177 And one of my dream is to build my own orphanage, 314 00:18:00,779 --> 00:18:02,848 that's always been one of my dreams since I was, 315 00:18:02,915 --> 00:18:04,850 since I was young. 316 00:18:08,153 --> 00:18:10,055 When I used, when I used to, you know, 317 00:18:10,122 --> 00:18:12,324 sit down, hungry with no food, 318 00:18:13,459 --> 00:18:14,993 and then sometime- I used to be-- 319 00:18:15,060 --> 00:18:17,096 I would just start crying. 320 00:18:17,196 --> 00:18:19,598 I used to, I used to tell myself like, 321 00:18:19,665 --> 00:18:21,400 one day when you grow up 322 00:18:21,467 --> 00:18:23,936 you're gonna build an orphanage 323 00:18:24,002 --> 00:18:25,871 so you can help others. 324 00:18:30,642 --> 00:18:32,010 (Cars honking) 325 00:18:38,984 --> 00:18:41,220 (Low hum of chatter) 326 00:18:43,222 --> 00:18:44,890 (Clapping) 327 00:18:46,892 --> 00:18:54,566 ♪♪♪ 328 00:18:54,633 --> 00:19:02,307 ♪♪♪ 329 00:19:02,374 --> 00:19:04,810 Every years I go back with my foundation 330 00:19:04,877 --> 00:19:06,778 we, we, you know, we organize basketball camp. 331 00:19:06,845 --> 00:19:09,781 And I have an academy, it's called "Dreams Academy". 332 00:19:09,848 --> 00:19:11,783 We try to help those kids 333 00:19:11,850 --> 00:19:14,253 and then give them a scholarship, 334 00:19:14,319 --> 00:19:16,054 they can go somewhere 335 00:19:16,121 --> 00:19:18,157 so they can get a better ed. 336 00:19:18,223 --> 00:19:20,159 You know, and then if baske, 337 00:19:20,259 --> 00:19:22,461 you know, if not, at least they have opportunity, 338 00:19:22,528 --> 00:19:24,830 you know, to have a better education. 339 00:19:24,897 --> 00:19:27,266 Jordi: For young players now it's a little bit different 340 00:19:27,332 --> 00:19:29,668 from when Serge was a young player here. 341 00:19:29,768 --> 00:19:32,171 Serge used to play in an outdoor court, 342 00:19:32,271 --> 00:19:35,507 sometimes with a, with no basketball, 343 00:19:35,574 --> 00:19:38,277 real basketball shoes, and in very bad conditions. 344 00:19:40,212 --> 00:19:42,781 Nowadays, a lot of kids have better resources. 345 00:19:44,416 --> 00:19:45,951 So for example, 346 00:19:46,018 --> 00:19:48,420 there's um, four different basketball indoor gyms. 347 00:19:50,455 --> 00:19:51,757 - Basketball is more than, 348 00:19:51,823 --> 00:19:53,525 more than just a game, 349 00:19:53,592 --> 00:19:55,360 so it can change life like it changed my life, 350 00:19:55,427 --> 00:19:57,696 so that's why I always try to, you know, 351 00:19:57,763 --> 00:19:59,798 change the kids life through the basketball. 352 00:20:01,767 --> 00:20:03,635 (Speaking French) 353 00:20:20,185 --> 00:20:22,054 - He used to play on the same team 354 00:20:22,154 --> 00:20:23,989 where I used to play in Brazzaville, 355 00:20:24,056 --> 00:20:25,457 and now he's playing on the same team 356 00:20:25,524 --> 00:20:27,559 where I used to play in Spain. 357 00:20:27,626 --> 00:20:29,461 (Speaking French) 358 00:20:46,778 --> 00:20:48,247 - What I see uh, in Christ 359 00:20:48,347 --> 00:20:49,915 is more than just basketball. 360 00:20:50,015 --> 00:20:51,450 To me, it's not about basketball. 361 00:20:51,516 --> 00:20:54,152 If basketball work for him fi, 362 00:20:54,219 --> 00:20:56,922 but to me the most important is him having opportunity 363 00:20:57,022 --> 00:20:58,724 to go have a better education. 364 00:20:58,790 --> 00:21:01,159 To me, that's important than just basketball. 365 00:21:03,695 --> 00:21:05,497 (Speaking French) 366 00:21:20,212 --> 00:21:21,713 - You know, so every time when I see, 367 00:21:21,780 --> 00:21:23,715 I see this guy here, and Christ here, you know, 368 00:21:23,782 --> 00:21:25,617 like we're playing with them today, 369 00:21:25,717 --> 00:21:28,520 and to me it just, it make my, my heart smile, you know. 370 00:21:28,587 --> 00:21:30,255 So it's those kids are gonna, 371 00:21:30,322 --> 00:21:32,357 I used to come here, I used to see them they was all little, 372 00:21:32,424 --> 00:21:34,393 now they, he's so tall here. 373 00:21:34,459 --> 00:21:36,795 My goal is to always to have more than, more players, 374 00:21:36,895 --> 00:21:39,965 you know, outside in Congo, more players. 375 00:21:40,032 --> 00:21:42,567 I don't, I don't only wanna be the only one here. 376 00:21:44,169 --> 00:21:45,904 (Speaking French) 377 00:22:19,371 --> 00:22:26,345 ♪♪♪ 378 00:22:26,445 --> 00:22:31,316 ♪♪♪ 379 00:22:31,383 --> 00:22:33,618 (Whistle blows, clapping) 380 00:22:37,189 --> 00:22:39,124 There you go. 381 00:22:43,628 --> 00:22:45,964 (Cheering, clapping) 382 00:22:48,200 --> 00:22:49,801 - Yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah! 383 00:22:52,804 --> 00:22:54,973 (Speaking French) 384 00:24:00,672 --> 00:24:02,541 (Applause) 385 00:24:04,543 --> 00:24:06,678 I'm sure going back home uh, 386 00:24:06,745 --> 00:24:09,080 the NBA trophy is gonna, is gonna stay in, 387 00:24:09,147 --> 00:24:11,216 in the, a lot of kids' memories 388 00:24:11,283 --> 00:24:13,118 for, for the rest of their life, 389 00:24:13,218 --> 00:24:15,220 that was something I always wanted. 390 00:24:15,287 --> 00:24:17,055 - 1, 2, 3... All: Champions! 391 00:24:18,890 --> 00:24:22,794 Anything Possible is generously brought to you by DHL; 392 00:24:22,861 --> 00:24:25,730 DHL - Excellence. Simply Delivered. 393 00:24:30,735 --> 00:24:32,804 Jordi: Today we're going to Kintele 394 00:24:32,871 --> 00:24:35,106 which is a neighborhood in the outskirts of Brazzaville 395 00:24:35,173 --> 00:24:37,442 to see Serge's grandmother, Coco, 396 00:24:37,509 --> 00:24:40,345 and she's a very important person in Serge's life, 397 00:24:40,412 --> 00:24:42,481 and she's kind of like a second mom to Serge, 398 00:24:42,547 --> 00:24:45,984 and she's uh, ready to receive him 399 00:24:46,051 --> 00:24:47,853 and the whole family on that side, 400 00:24:47,953 --> 00:24:50,021 all the cousins and uncles 401 00:24:50,088 --> 00:24:53,458 and, and extended family are. 402 00:25:00,866 --> 00:25:03,134 (Speaking French) 403 00:25:05,337 --> 00:25:08,340 Grandmother is his mom's mother 404 00:25:08,406 --> 00:25:11,610 and she lives here in Congo, Brazzaville. 405 00:25:16,314 --> 00:25:19,150 - Look, look what they did here, that's crazy, huh? 406 00:25:21,820 --> 00:25:24,389 Jordi: And she was very important in a period of time 407 00:25:24,456 --> 00:25:27,559 of Serge's childhood because he didn't have a mom 408 00:25:27,659 --> 00:25:30,629 so she was the closest thing that he had to a mom. 409 00:25:30,695 --> 00:25:32,964 (Speaking French) - C'est moi la mama. 410 00:26:14,706 --> 00:26:16,007 - I didn't expect that. 411 00:26:16,074 --> 00:26:17,676 Actually I don't know, I didn't expect that, 412 00:26:17,742 --> 00:26:19,611 but yeah, the way she hold the trophy, 413 00:26:19,711 --> 00:26:21,880 and uh she didn't wanna let the trophy, 414 00:26:21,947 --> 00:26:23,548 you know it, it was just beautiful. 415 00:26:24,749 --> 00:26:27,018 (Speaking French) 416 00:26:46,871 --> 00:26:48,573 My grandmother say he want, he want more, more, more, 417 00:26:48,640 --> 00:26:50,141 like many, many more. 418 00:26:50,208 --> 00:26:52,477 I say, grandma it's not that easy. 419 00:26:52,544 --> 00:26:54,646 He say like seven, eight, I said, like no mom, 420 00:26:54,746 --> 00:26:56,281 it's not that easy. 421 00:26:56,348 --> 00:26:58,583 Michael Jordan only have like six. 422 00:27:00,118 --> 00:27:01,920 (Speaking French) 423 00:27:12,330 --> 00:27:13,832 (Clapping) 424 00:27:13,932 --> 00:27:16,501 - So bringing the trophy uh, at my grandmom house, 425 00:27:16,568 --> 00:27:19,638 and uh, you know, I want, I wanted to make them happy, 426 00:27:19,704 --> 00:27:22,340 I wanted to make them proud, I wanted to make her proud. 427 00:27:22,440 --> 00:27:25,010 Growing up here when I was young, 428 00:27:25,076 --> 00:27:27,078 to have this ham, 429 00:27:27,145 --> 00:27:29,280 it was a really big deal to have that everyday. 430 00:27:29,347 --> 00:27:31,683 So this, when I was young here, 431 00:27:31,750 --> 00:27:33,318 to have this piece, 432 00:27:33,385 --> 00:27:35,086 I'm, I'm showing you this piece for breakfast everyday 433 00:27:35,153 --> 00:27:36,755 was a big deal. 434 00:27:36,821 --> 00:27:39,524 I always love, I loved, you know, to remind myself 435 00:27:39,591 --> 00:27:42,494 where I come from, and uh you know, 436 00:27:42,560 --> 00:27:44,529 it's showing me how blessed I am. 437 00:27:44,629 --> 00:27:48,466 So this used to be big deal to have this everyday, 438 00:27:49,968 --> 00:27:51,870 and I'm so thankful today 439 00:27:51,970 --> 00:27:53,638 I can buy three or four of this 440 00:27:53,705 --> 00:27:55,440 and eat it with my family, you know. 441 00:27:57,308 --> 00:27:59,444 (Speaking French) 442 00:28:02,981 --> 00:28:06,217 ♪♪♪ 443 00:28:06,284 --> 00:28:08,019 When I'm on my way to see my grandmom, 444 00:28:08,086 --> 00:28:10,555 I always buy that and go out there, 445 00:28:10,622 --> 00:28:12,724 eat there, 446 00:28:12,824 --> 00:28:15,060 and of course when you go there is a lot of kids, you know, 447 00:28:15,160 --> 00:28:16,795 I have a lot of ne-my nephew, all of them, 448 00:28:16,861 --> 00:28:18,697 out there watching me so I couldn't, 449 00:28:18,763 --> 00:28:21,566 I couldn't just be out there and be the only one eating 450 00:28:21,633 --> 00:28:23,001 and everybody watching. 451 00:28:23,068 --> 00:28:25,570 So that's I have to buy a lot and share with them. 452 00:28:25,637 --> 00:28:27,572 Actually it's a ham, yeah, it's ham and bread, 453 00:28:27,672 --> 00:28:30,241 but it was you know, back then it was pretty expensive, 454 00:28:30,341 --> 00:28:33,144 you know, and uh it was a little fancy to eat that 455 00:28:33,211 --> 00:28:34,579 everyday in the morning. 456 00:28:34,646 --> 00:28:36,414 If you can have that everyday in the morning, 457 00:28:36,514 --> 00:28:38,750 that little piece uh you saw, 458 00:28:38,850 --> 00:28:40,485 that little piece I was cutting, 459 00:28:40,552 --> 00:28:42,487 if you can have that everyday in the morning, you are fancy. 460 00:28:42,554 --> 00:28:46,391 So now I can, I can buy 10, 20, 100 of that, 461 00:28:46,458 --> 00:28:48,426 so I always do that. 462 00:28:48,526 --> 00:28:50,862 Everyday when I go back, you know, I always try. 463 00:28:59,537 --> 00:29:01,372 (Traffic rumbles) 464 00:29:06,811 --> 00:29:09,180 So this is, right here is the, my neighborhood name, 465 00:29:09,247 --> 00:29:11,449 it's called Ouenzé, that's where we're going. 466 00:29:11,516 --> 00:29:13,118 It's called Ouenzé. 467 00:29:13,218 --> 00:29:15,286 This is my foundation logo. 468 00:29:15,353 --> 00:29:17,388 This country, this city, 469 00:29:17,455 --> 00:29:19,624 they are the reason I don't give up 470 00:29:19,724 --> 00:29:22,727 and I know I was choosing to be here, you know. 471 00:29:22,794 --> 00:29:26,064 It was not by mistake, it was not by luck, 472 00:29:26,131 --> 00:29:28,133 because I was choosing. 473 00:29:28,199 --> 00:29:29,934 That's why I'm bringing Larry here 474 00:29:30,001 --> 00:29:32,270 because it didn't happen by mistake. 475 00:29:32,337 --> 00:29:34,906 This is where I start, I started to play basketball. 476 00:29:36,241 --> 00:29:37,642 This is the basketball court 477 00:29:37,709 --> 00:29:39,878 where I started to play basketball. 478 00:29:42,046 --> 00:29:44,649 That's the place where everything start. 479 00:29:44,749 --> 00:29:46,785 That's where I start to play basketball. 480 00:29:46,851 --> 00:29:48,653 I didn't have a basketball 481 00:29:48,753 --> 00:29:50,455 because at that time it was expensive 482 00:29:50,522 --> 00:29:52,423 so I had to go always early in the morning 483 00:29:52,490 --> 00:29:54,793 and sit down on the side 484 00:29:54,859 --> 00:29:58,763 and wait if someone gonna have a basketball to come play. 485 00:29:59,964 --> 00:30:03,301 That place, it's very important for me, 486 00:30:03,368 --> 00:30:05,937 for my family, because my dad used to play there too. 487 00:30:07,539 --> 00:30:09,774 Jordi: Avenir du Rail is the basketball club 488 00:30:09,841 --> 00:30:12,811 where Serge started to play basketball 489 00:30:12,877 --> 00:30:15,446 and also where his dad used to play, 490 00:30:16,948 --> 00:30:19,984 and some of the, his father's old teammates 491 00:30:20,051 --> 00:30:22,287 were Serge's coaches as a kid. 492 00:30:24,756 --> 00:30:26,357 Coach. 493 00:30:26,457 --> 00:30:28,159 Ah man, this is, hey this is my coach right here. 494 00:30:28,226 --> 00:30:30,128 (Speaking French) 495 00:30:32,430 --> 00:30:34,332 Jordi: He started playing there, 496 00:30:34,399 --> 00:30:36,167 he started learning the fundamentals 497 00:30:36,234 --> 00:30:38,136 from Coach Maxime Mbochi. 498 00:30:40,805 --> 00:30:43,208 It's, it's, it's been great to go back there and, and, 499 00:30:43,308 --> 00:30:45,143 and see everybody, 500 00:30:45,210 --> 00:30:47,478 just kind of to see where everything started. 501 00:30:49,914 --> 00:30:51,216 Serge: My, my first coach in Brazzaville, 502 00:30:51,316 --> 00:30:53,518 his name is Maxime Mbochi. 503 00:30:53,585 --> 00:30:56,621 He used to be one of the best basketball player in Africa. 504 00:30:56,688 --> 00:30:59,224 So then he used to play with my dad, 505 00:30:59,290 --> 00:31:01,626 then after that he become a coach, 506 00:31:01,693 --> 00:31:05,563 and then he, he was my coach when I was there too. 507 00:31:05,663 --> 00:31:08,366 One of the things I always remember, 508 00:31:08,433 --> 00:31:11,703 he used to tell me, never cheat, never give, 509 00:31:11,769 --> 00:31:13,238 never do the shortcut, 510 00:31:13,304 --> 00:31:16,241 whatever you do you have to always give your best, 511 00:31:16,307 --> 00:31:18,576 never cheat because when it ca. 512 00:31:18,676 --> 00:31:20,645 (Speaking French) 513 00:31:43,735 --> 00:31:45,870 That's, that's is one of the reason uh, 514 00:31:45,937 --> 00:31:47,572 I brought the trophy here 515 00:31:47,639 --> 00:31:49,274 because I feel like they deserve it. 516 00:31:49,340 --> 00:31:51,276 You know, he was my first coach. 517 00:31:51,342 --> 00:31:54,746 He was the first person who teach me how to do, to shoot. 518 00:31:54,812 --> 00:31:57,949 You know, he's the person who used to push me here 519 00:31:58,049 --> 00:31:59,617 at the practice. 520 00:31:59,684 --> 00:32:02,754 You know so I, I feel like because I'm a champion now, 521 00:32:02,820 --> 00:32:04,555 he's a champion now too, you know, 522 00:32:04,622 --> 00:32:06,257 and those, all those people here, 523 00:32:06,324 --> 00:32:07,892 I know them since I was young, 524 00:32:07,959 --> 00:32:09,627 they are the champion too, you know. 525 00:32:09,694 --> 00:32:12,764 And this city, and this uh city, and this neighbourhood, 526 00:32:12,830 --> 00:32:15,300 it's a champion neighbourhood now 527 00:32:15,366 --> 00:32:17,368 because they love basketball, you can see. 528 00:32:17,435 --> 00:32:19,570 They always come here play basketball. 529 00:32:19,637 --> 00:32:21,906 So now, you know, one of them is champion, 530 00:32:21,973 --> 00:32:23,641 they are champion too. 531 00:32:23,708 --> 00:32:30,448 ♪♪♪ 532 00:32:30,515 --> 00:32:37,822 ♪♪♪ 533 00:32:37,922 --> 00:32:39,958 My favourite memory was to grow up in Congo was this, 534 00:32:40,024 --> 00:32:42,327 you know, waking up, 535 00:32:42,393 --> 00:32:44,262 you know, go play basketball with my friends. 536 00:32:46,197 --> 00:32:47,832 I think that's was one of my favourite moment 537 00:32:47,899 --> 00:32:50,735 because that's where I was enjoying life, 538 00:32:50,802 --> 00:32:52,337 that's where, 539 00:32:52,437 --> 00:32:54,305 that's was the place where if I go play basketball, 540 00:32:54,372 --> 00:32:56,607 I forget about, you know, everything. 541 00:32:58,710 --> 00:33:00,178 You know, I forget about if I have a, 542 00:33:00,278 --> 00:33:03,815 if I have sneakers or know if. 543 00:33:03,881 --> 00:33:06,684 That's, that's, you know, basketball was the place 544 00:33:06,784 --> 00:33:09,520 where I was finding uh, peace in mind 545 00:33:09,587 --> 00:33:13,524 and just forget about all the problems is going on 546 00:33:13,591 --> 00:33:15,426 in my life, just go out there. 547 00:33:15,493 --> 00:33:17,662 And I used to go play basketball and spend like, 548 00:33:17,729 --> 00:33:20,832 I don't know, all day out the. 549 00:33:20,898 --> 00:33:24,535 ♪♪♪ 550 00:33:24,602 --> 00:33:26,437 I think that's why it was important, you know, 551 00:33:26,504 --> 00:33:28,706 to go back home to bring the camera with me 552 00:33:28,806 --> 00:33:30,641 and to show people, and also you know all the, 553 00:33:30,708 --> 00:33:32,543 is, is not about me, it's about to inspire 554 00:33:32,643 --> 00:33:34,212 not only kids from Congo, 555 00:33:34,312 --> 00:33:36,381 but everybody to say look where he come from, 556 00:33:36,447 --> 00:33:39,550 you know, and if he made where he is now, 557 00:33:39,650 --> 00:33:41,786 that's mean anybody can do it. 558 00:33:42,920 --> 00:33:44,522 You know, anybody can do it. 559 00:33:44,589 --> 00:33:47,025 So you have, you have just to believe, 560 00:33:47,091 --> 00:33:49,060 and you know, keep working. 561 00:33:49,160 --> 00:33:51,529 ♪♪♪ 562 00:33:51,596 --> 00:33:54,565 It's a lot of people contribute in, in my life. 563 00:33:54,632 --> 00:33:57,035 A lot of people, and I appreciate that, 564 00:33:57,101 --> 00:33:59,070 and all those people contributed in my life, 565 00:33:59,137 --> 00:34:02,306 you know, I always appreciate and always, you know, 566 00:34:02,373 --> 00:34:06,577 respect all the people who contribute to my life, 567 00:34:06,644 --> 00:34:08,579 even if it was a little bit, it was something to me, 568 00:34:08,679 --> 00:34:10,748 it means something big to me. 569 00:34:10,848 --> 00:34:12,817 (Cheering) 570 00:34:12,884 --> 00:34:15,520 (Kids shout) Serge Ibaka! 571 00:34:17,522 --> 00:34:21,993 - 1, 2, 3! - (Kids shout) Serge Ibaka! 572 00:34:25,263 --> 00:34:31,836 ♪♪♪ 573 00:34:31,903 --> 00:34:37,642 ♪♪♪ 574 00:34:40,945 --> 00:34:43,014 (Speaking French) 575 00:34:46,184 --> 00:34:49,487 - Pavel. Pavel is my best friend. 576 00:34:49,554 --> 00:34:53,324 He's one of the nicest person, you know, 577 00:34:53,391 --> 00:34:55,827 uh, I have in my life. Thats father was strong. 578 00:34:55,893 --> 00:34:57,862 (Speaking French) 579 00:35:04,702 --> 00:35:06,537 - What I think I love about Pavel, 580 00:35:06,604 --> 00:35:09,107 he used to pay for my, my bs 581 00:35:09,207 --> 00:35:10,775 when my dad was in jail. 582 00:35:10,842 --> 00:35:12,777 He used to give me money, you know, for dinner, 583 00:35:12,844 --> 00:35:15,913 or for breakfast when he, when he had the money. 584 00:35:15,980 --> 00:35:19,050 He would share his food with me when he have food. 585 00:35:21,152 --> 00:35:22,386 (Speaking French) 586 00:35:30,027 --> 00:35:32,263 - Even when my dad went to jail, 587 00:35:32,330 --> 00:35:35,066 after he, he come back, he have no friend, 588 00:35:36,334 --> 00:35:37,935 he didn't have no job. 589 00:35:38,002 --> 00:35:40,138 Pavel was always around him 590 00:35:40,204 --> 00:35:43,708 and the first person you see was Pavel always, 591 00:35:43,774 --> 00:35:45,443 and always, no matter what, 592 00:35:45,510 --> 00:35:48,446 like he always was there beside my dad. 593 00:35:48,513 --> 00:35:50,248 You know, when I started my journey, I started, 594 00:35:50,314 --> 00:35:52,083 I started with Pavel. 595 00:35:53,384 --> 00:35:56,154 So Pavel, here you got the NBA trophy. 596 00:35:56,254 --> 00:35:57,655 You wanna hold it? Be careful. 597 00:35:57,722 --> 00:35:59,423 (Speaking French) 598 00:36:04,328 --> 00:36:06,931 (Speaking French) 599 00:36:12,236 --> 00:36:14,472 - He didn't know I would be an NBA player today 600 00:36:14,539 --> 00:36:16,073 or an NBA champion. 601 00:36:16,140 --> 00:36:17,942 He didn't know that. 602 00:36:19,710 --> 00:36:22,180 He's, he's did that to, to us, to my family, 603 00:36:22,246 --> 00:36:24,949 because he had love for my dad. 604 00:36:27,752 --> 00:36:29,687 Jordi: Pavel is probably after Serge 605 00:36:29,754 --> 00:36:31,756 the most things personally in the whole neighbourhood 606 00:36:31,822 --> 00:36:33,691 and even in the city 607 00:36:33,791 --> 00:36:36,527 so everybody kind of relies on him to, 608 00:36:36,594 --> 00:36:38,963 to organize things around Serge. 609 00:36:46,837 --> 00:36:48,372 - So this is where, you know, where I lived. 610 00:36:48,472 --> 00:36:50,841 This is my house, we're here, we're here now. 611 00:36:50,908 --> 00:36:52,710 And uh, and it's like five minutes 612 00:36:52,810 --> 00:36:54,512 from where I used to go play. 613 00:36:54,579 --> 00:36:56,547 So I used to walk everyday to go there. 614 00:36:56,614 --> 00:36:59,483 (Signing) 615 00:37:02,987 --> 00:37:04,855 That's, that's like typical in Africa. 616 00:37:04,922 --> 00:37:07,558 When somebody come, come back home, 617 00:37:07,625 --> 00:37:09,560 you know, after long times, 618 00:37:09,627 --> 00:37:13,064 that's how, how people receive people back home. 619 00:37:13,164 --> 00:37:16,234 With joy, music, dancing, 620 00:37:16,334 --> 00:37:17,902 it's, and it show that everybody is happy to see you. 621 00:37:18,002 --> 00:37:19,904 That's how we do it back home. 622 00:37:20,004 --> 00:37:22,673 And I used, I used to do that too when I was young. 623 00:37:25,843 --> 00:37:28,813 Well, in Africa I mean big family, it's, it's normal. 624 00:37:30,014 --> 00:37:32,350 I have like 18 brother and sisters. 625 00:37:33,784 --> 00:37:36,487 And then I have a, like four uncles, 626 00:37:37,788 --> 00:37:40,891 and I have like four aunts, or six aunts, 627 00:37:40,958 --> 00:37:43,494 and then each of them have like, 628 00:37:44,695 --> 00:37:47,565 one of, one of, one of my uncle have nine kids, 629 00:37:47,632 --> 00:37:49,700 you know, so it's become a big family. 630 00:37:55,339 --> 00:37:57,608 So they, they was supporting me during the final. 631 00:37:57,675 --> 00:38:01,445 They, they was staying up till like four in the morning 632 00:38:01,545 --> 00:38:04,282 just to watch my games. 633 00:38:04,348 --> 00:38:05,850 (Commentating in French) 634 00:38:07,551 --> 00:38:09,887 (Clapping, chanting) 635 00:38:13,124 --> 00:38:15,726 (Chanting) 636 00:38:18,029 --> 00:38:20,197 - I wanted to bring them the t, 637 00:38:20,264 --> 00:38:22,867 bring the trophy so they can see it 638 00:38:22,933 --> 00:38:24,902 and take a picture of that. 639 00:38:28,239 --> 00:38:30,741 I said, I wanted everybody toy 640 00:38:33,511 --> 00:38:36,747 so they can have that for, with them 641 00:38:36,814 --> 00:38:38,983 for the rest of their life, 642 00:38:39,050 --> 00:38:40,785 because they are part of that, 643 00:38:40,851 --> 00:38:43,954 and they are, they are one of the reason I never give up, 644 00:38:44,021 --> 00:38:46,824 one of the reason I always push, 645 00:38:46,891 --> 00:38:49,894 one of the reason I always work hard 646 00:38:49,960 --> 00:38:52,096 because I wanna make, I wanna make them proud. 647 00:38:54,498 --> 00:38:56,767 (Cheering, applause) 648 00:39:05,176 --> 00:39:07,912 Anything possible is generously brought to you by DHL; 649 00:39:07,978 --> 00:39:11,582 DHL - Excellence. Simply Delivered. 650 00:39:16,620 --> 00:39:18,155 - 'Cause a lot of people when they think about Congo, 651 00:39:21,225 --> 00:39:23,494 they always think about bad situations. 652 00:39:26,330 --> 00:39:28,666 Congo is, it's really, it's a really beautiful place. 653 00:39:29,900 --> 00:39:31,635 And that, that's one of the reason 654 00:39:31,702 --> 00:39:33,037 I always love to go back home, 655 00:39:33,104 --> 00:39:35,506 like personally, it inspire me when I go back home. 656 00:39:37,041 --> 00:39:39,410 People is happy. 657 00:39:39,510 --> 00:39:41,545 People live their life and people, you know people, 658 00:39:41,612 --> 00:39:43,347 people are thankful for that. 659 00:39:45,783 --> 00:39:47,852 (Boat engine rumbles) 660 00:39:49,353 --> 00:39:50,855 Man, I used to, I used to, 661 00:39:50,921 --> 00:39:53,591 I used to get on those boat everyday, that's crazy. 662 00:39:53,657 --> 00:39:56,360 Those big boat right here, you see. 663 00:39:57,995 --> 00:40:00,197 Wow, I saw, it's, it looks so old now. 664 00:40:01,732 --> 00:40:02,867 Wow. 665 00:40:06,337 --> 00:40:07,438 This is why I love, 666 00:40:07,505 --> 00:40:09,607 I love this, I love this, both countries, 667 00:40:09,707 --> 00:40:11,342 I love those big both countries. 668 00:40:11,409 --> 00:40:12,743 You know, I love. 669 00:40:12,810 --> 00:40:15,346 I was go, I was born here and raised here, 670 00:40:15,413 --> 00:40:17,248 but I love DRC man. 671 00:40:17,314 --> 00:40:19,283 That's my mom, where she come from. 672 00:40:19,383 --> 00:40:21,786 I just, I just, you know, wish we could be both, 673 00:40:21,852 --> 00:40:23,621 two countries could be more connected, 674 00:40:23,687 --> 00:40:25,289 you know, more together. 675 00:40:25,389 --> 00:40:27,591 Because to me we are same people, 676 00:40:27,658 --> 00:40:30,227 the same people, you know. 677 00:40:32,062 --> 00:40:33,564 We are same people. 678 00:40:36,567 --> 00:40:39,804 Basketball is going crazy in Congo 679 00:40:39,870 --> 00:40:41,572 and sometimes it's funny. 680 00:40:41,639 --> 00:40:44,041 Sometime, sometime I just sit d, 681 00:40:44,108 --> 00:40:45,810 like wow, I can't believe it. 682 00:40:45,876 --> 00:40:48,579 Sometimes I'm like, really, like this person really 683 00:40:48,646 --> 00:40:51,048 taking his son to go play basketball now? 684 00:40:51,115 --> 00:40:53,584 To me that's a, that's a really power, 685 00:40:55,119 --> 00:40:56,921 that's a real power. 686 00:40:56,987 --> 00:40:58,322 Sometime we think, 687 00:40:58,389 --> 00:41:01,492 oh I have a power because I have nice cars, 688 00:41:01,559 --> 00:41:03,727 I have uh, nice clothes. 689 00:41:03,794 --> 00:41:05,930 No, to me that's the power. 690 00:41:05,996 --> 00:41:09,934 When you can change the culture of people, 691 00:41:11,869 --> 00:41:14,738 when you can change people, people mindset, 692 00:41:14,805 --> 00:41:17,074 people habit, that's the power. 693 00:41:19,143 --> 00:41:21,278 Because when I go back home I see people, 694 00:41:21,345 --> 00:41:22,847 now everybody wanna play basketball now, 695 00:41:22,913 --> 00:41:25,182 every parents want their kid to play basketball, 696 00:41:25,249 --> 00:41:27,618 that's what I call the power, very power. 697 00:41:29,086 --> 00:41:30,754 Changing people life, 698 00:41:30,821 --> 00:41:33,290 changing people the way they . 699 00:41:35,059 --> 00:41:36,794 You know, when, when I show up with the trophy here, 700 00:41:38,362 --> 00:41:40,331 I already know what is gonna happen, 701 00:41:40,397 --> 00:41:42,633 but I wanted, I wanted them to see it. 702 00:41:46,170 --> 00:41:47,872 I want, I wanted them to see, 703 00:41:47,938 --> 00:41:51,642 see it because none of us was thinking one day, 704 00:41:53,177 --> 00:41:56,780 Larry, you know, the NBA trophy is gonna come to Congo. 705 00:41:59,517 --> 00:42:01,986 None of us, even including myself like I say, 706 00:42:02,052 --> 00:42:03,320 even including myself. 707 00:42:05,456 --> 00:42:06,991 I never thought one day 708 00:42:07,057 --> 00:42:08,459 I'm gonna bring that trophy here, 709 00:42:09,860 --> 00:42:11,328 never. 710 00:42:17,067 --> 00:42:18,736 You know, because it's like, 711 00:42:18,836 --> 00:42:20,571 that's like next level, man, 712 00:42:20,638 --> 00:42:22,006 of, of me coming from here, 713 00:42:22,072 --> 00:42:23,574 that's was like next level. 714 00:42:23,674 --> 00:42:25,676 Like anything's possible, anything, man. 715 00:42:27,311 --> 00:42:32,917 ♪♪♪ 716 00:42:33,017 --> 00:42:35,719 Jordi: I think Serge's legacy in The Congo 717 00:42:35,786 --> 00:42:39,223 will be that he will always be 718 00:42:39,290 --> 00:42:42,226 the first Congolese player ever in the NBA, 719 00:42:42,293 --> 00:42:46,363 the first NBA champion in Congo ever, 720 00:42:47,831 --> 00:42:51,502 but specially the person that came back home 721 00:42:51,569 --> 00:42:55,172 and was in touch with his people, 722 00:42:55,239 --> 00:42:57,575 the younger generations, 723 00:42:57,641 --> 00:43:00,711 and bring change to this country, 724 00:43:00,778 --> 00:43:04,715 and inspire other people to reach for their goals. 725 00:43:08,018 --> 00:43:09,453 - My country can change, 726 00:43:09,553 --> 00:43:11,956 people can do anything, 727 00:43:12,022 --> 00:43:14,291 you know, anybody can believe anything's possible, 728 00:43:14,391 --> 00:43:16,293 people can dream big. 729 00:43:16,393 --> 00:43:18,629 It's no matter what, who you do, it's not matter where, 730 00:43:18,729 --> 00:43:21,799 what you're doing, or where you come from, or who you are, 731 00:43:21,899 --> 00:43:23,968 it don't have to be in basketball, 732 00:43:24,034 --> 00:43:25,636 it can be different things, 733 00:43:25,703 --> 00:43:27,204 you know, to be a doctor or lawyer, 734 00:43:29,073 --> 00:43:32,242 but people can believe at them self. 735 00:43:34,878 --> 00:43:36,914 Jordi: I don't know if we will have another Serge Ibaka. 736 00:43:39,249 --> 00:43:42,319 It's very difficult to find somebody 737 00:43:42,419 --> 00:43:46,090 that has all the elements to reach the NBA. 738 00:43:49,727 --> 00:43:52,663 But for Serge to come back here, 739 00:43:52,730 --> 00:43:55,899 it's not only to show his success, 740 00:43:55,966 --> 00:43:58,102 but to inspire others. 741 00:44:00,037 --> 00:44:04,008 Hopefully there's a way that during this week 742 00:44:04,074 --> 00:44:08,145 that he's been here he has inspired at least one kid 743 00:44:08,212 --> 00:44:10,614 that maybe he's the next Serge Ibaka. 744 00:44:15,452 --> 00:44:17,655 Serge: You, you don't have to come from the United State 745 00:44:17,721 --> 00:44:20,124 or Canada or Europe to be NBA players, 746 00:44:21,258 --> 00:44:22,793 no. 747 00:44:22,860 --> 00:44:24,328 You can come from Congo and be an NBA player, 748 00:44:24,395 --> 00:44:25,929 and be a champion too. 749 00:44:25,996 --> 00:44:31,969 ♪♪♪ 750 00:45:21,518 --> 00:45:24,755 One, two, one, two. - Yeah, good. 751 00:45:24,822 --> 00:45:27,591 - Yeah, no, they know me, I'm ju, 752 00:45:27,658 --> 00:45:29,660 you know, sometime they drunk, 753 00:45:29,727 --> 00:45:31,328 they're gonna forget who I am 754 00:45:31,395 --> 00:45:33,597 and they're gonna bite me so, bu, 755 00:45:33,664 --> 00:45:35,766 they don't do nothing, but they . 756 00:45:35,833 --> 00:45:38,068 They know I'm original, man. 757 00:45:38,135 --> 00:45:40,104 I'm a foozie man, 100 percent pu, 758 00:45:40,204 --> 00:45:42,372 from here, that's why. 759 00:45:43,540 --> 00:45:45,209 Yeah. 760 00:45:47,177 --> 00:45:48,545 Yeah. 761 00:45:50,481 --> 00:45:51,882 I did it, baby. 762 00:45:53,317 --> 00:45:54,284 Oh yeah, my foozie, 763 00:45:54,351 --> 00:45:56,019 by the way, I'm a foozie man, ma. 764 00:45:56,086 --> 00:45:58,455 You know, I'm a, I'm a foozie ma, 765 00:45:58,555 --> 00:46:01,391 I'm a 100 percent pure from the . 766 00:46:04,027 --> 00:46:05,896 Yeah, that's it, that's all you . 767 00:46:08,098 --> 00:46:09,733 Yes, I'm a foozie man. 768 00:46:10,834 --> 00:46:12,703 But sometime they're drunk, they, 769 00:46:12,770 --> 00:46:14,805 they may forget who I am, you kn. 770 00:46:14,872 --> 00:46:16,807 - Somebody was trying to open these up. 771 00:46:16,907 --> 00:46:19,243 If we open it and there is no tr. 772 00:46:19,309 --> 00:46:20,944 - Open it, let's see that, let's. 773 00:46:21,011 --> 00:46:23,247 - Let's look. - Open that one, t. 774 00:46:25,516 --> 00:46:26,583 - I'm gonna buy it, don't worry. 775 00:46:28,018 --> 00:46:29,253 I got money here to buy it. 776 00:46:30,754 --> 00:46:32,756 Yeah. - (Clapping) 777 00:46:37,427 --> 00:46:38,796 This is fun, man. 778 00:46:38,862 --> 00:46:41,598 What I mean is me, a foozie, 779 00:46:41,665 --> 00:46:44,067 I'm from nowhere, anybody didn't, 780 00:46:44,134 --> 00:46:46,637 nobody give me a chance, nobody, 781 00:46:46,703 --> 00:46:48,806 nobody believe in me. 782 00:46:48,872 --> 00:46:51,175 There was, it was no way, 783 00:46:51,241 --> 00:46:52,943 it was no street to walk, 784 00:46:53,010 --> 00:46:55,612 I had to, I had to play for the war. 785 00:46:55,679 --> 00:46:57,848 I had to walk through the war. 786 00:46:57,948 --> 00:47:00,751 And this is my life, this is foo. 787 00:47:01,819 --> 00:47:03,453 This here is my life, my soul. 788 00:47:04,688 --> 00:47:06,290 Yeah, you know, it's not easy, 789 00:47:06,356 --> 00:47:08,292 but anything is possible.