Obama’s 7 Most Embarrassing Sports Moments

Going to 2 for 22 from the paint wasn’t the president’s first sports blunder

President Barack Obama spends his weekends on the golf course, has installed a basketball court at the White House, and is notorious for trash-talking those whom he's competing with. But just how good of an athlete is the president? 

Here are at seven examples of the president showing himself as something less than an athletic hero. 

  1. At the 2010 season opener for the Washington Nationals, Obama throws "like a girl" and misses the plate by a wide margin. 
  2. After his inept first pitch, Obama went into the broadcasting booth, where he was asked about his favorite White Sox players -- none of whom he could name.
  3. In a 2009 interview with Bob Costas, Obama misidentifies the name of his favorite ballpark.
  4. While on the campaign trail in 2008, Obama stopped by a bowling alley in Altoona, Pa., where he rolled gutter ball after gutter ball, reaching a total score of ... 37.
  5. At the 2009 MLB All Star game, Obama again throws like a girl; even worse, this time in "mom jeans."
  6. In footage furtively shot in 2008, Obama is revealed to have an incredibly awkward golf swing.
  7. Finally, while shooting hoops with kids during the 2013 White House Easter Egg Roll, a clearly flustered Obama shoots brick after brick, hitting just 9 percent of his shots from the field.
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