Obama was just saying he sucked at bowling.... give it a reast people. By stating the Special Olympics are "Special" you are already emphasising a difficulty or hurdle to overcome. In my opinion, in saying what he said Obama was simply stating he had a difficulty to overcome. Perhaps he is just used to Basketballs and getting used to these hard balls with holes in them poses a "Special" challenge to him.
I know Christmas is quite a ways away, but Cute Hallmark ornament eh!!!