Obama Likens Himself to NCAA Champs, Duke Blue Devils

“And then there's Derek Rhodes, where's Derek? Derek was an intern here last summer, before being head manager for the championship run, so a little White House magic rubbed off on his team. I’m just saying. (Applause)

And I can relate to this program. Does well in the classroom, won twice in the past four years. (Laughter) Know what it is like for people to oppose you know matter what you try to do. When I flip on ESPN and I see a documentary about how people still hate Christian Laettner, a guy who played for Duke 23 years ago, I realize, well, maybe I don't have it so bad. Or I think this is going to be a long 23 years.” (Laughter)