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On the recordJune 21, 1993
battled his way to the top rung of international tennis, and he did it with an inner strength and outward dignity that marked his game every bit as much as that dazzling crosscourt backhand.
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

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White House Statement on the Posthumous Award of the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Arthur Ashe

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