President Obama talks sports with Bill Simmons
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BS: Have you noticed that there is a notable difference in the way people defend you, since you became the president, when youre playing?
Obama: No, because Im always getting knocked around. I dont know what people are talking about. Reggie Love, my former aide who played at Duke and hes now getting his MBA, he answered anybody who said that people took it easy on me when they played with me. He said, nobody takes it easy on Obama because if he beats them, they wont hear the end of it. {Laughter.} And its true. I will talk about folks just to make sure that they dont take it easy on me.
BS: What about when youre playing golf? Do you get more four-foot putts given to you than maybe you did before?
Obama: I dont take them.
BS: You dont take them?
Obama: I am very proud of the fact I do not cheat when Im playing golf. Anybody who plays with me, theyll say I count my strokes. I count my strokes. I dont Im not getting five-foot gimme putts.
BS: I guess you have to play it that way because then people could be, "I played with Obama"
Obama: And he cheated.
Simmons: Yes, I saw him kick the ball out of the rough or something. {Laughter.}
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