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Barack Obama played basketball in high school.

Even though Barack Obama's early school years were spent in Indonesia, Barack Obama moved to Honolulu, Hawaii to be with his maternal grandparents as a fifth grader.

Barack Obama attended the local Punahou High School, where he played in the school's basketball team.

Despite his 6 feet 2 inches frame, Barack Obama spent most of the time on the bench, but his political skills were already well-honed; his coach recalls him articulately lobbying for more playing time for himself and other bench warmers. Read more about Barack Obama's:

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