Person of the Year Nominations

TIME asked past TIME 100 honorees whom they would choose for 2010. The nominations are in

Andre Agassi: The American Student

Andre Agassi

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The nominee is: the American student. I deserve better. Far better. I need my teachers to be better trained and held accountable for their performance. I want you to expect excellence from me. My future is at stake, and I'm not equipped for a 21st century world. If you all lay aside your agendas, you can create a groundswell that will lift me to college and beyond. If only there were a children's union.

Agassi is a retired tennis champion and founder of the Andre Agassi College Preparatory Academy

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