Obama said that as the father of two young daughters, he especially appreciates the success of female athletes like the Connecticut team.
"My girls look at the TV when I'm watching 'SportsCenter' and they see women staring back," Obama said of the ESPN program, a personal favorite. "That shows them that they can be champions, too."
According to the article, the president played a game of P-I-G with the UCONN Huskies after recognizing them as 2009 NCAA champions.