Ah, spring break…a time to relax in the sun and forget the cares of the semester for two blissful weeks! Unless you’re from New York, in which case, it’s a great time to sit inside with a blanket and watch entire seasons of your favorite shows on DVD. In the middle of a recent episode of the West Wing, it dawned on me — what do my two favorite presidents have in common? Basketball!

Admittedly, their levels of devotion to the sport might not be directly comparable. Barack has been playing since the beginning of time, has an election day tradition of shooting hoops in Chicago, and even coached his daughter Sasha’s team for at least one season, while in office. That’s dedication!

He plays real hard and he plays real smart. No one gives him any breaks out there. Everybody competes. That’s what makes it fun. — Arne Duncan

Bartlet, on the other hand, is seen playing basketball exactly once throughout the eight seasons of The West Wing. On this occasion, he finds himself losing to his staff and makes a substitution: “Mr. Grant,” a member of his Presidential Council on Physical Fitness (aka. Juwan Howard) joins the President’s team. Bartlet physically hides behind him during the confrontation with Toby and Josh.

You know the thing about you, Mr. President? It isn’t so much that you cheat. It’s how brazenly bad you are at it. — Toby Ziegler

(Needless to say, his side wins.)

Okay, so they probably have a little more in common politically than athletically. But I’m not passing up this opportunity to share a few sports gems from some other guys in the Oval Office: