It was four minutes in a rich and fully lived life that spanned six decades, ending on Wednesday as news of the death of Diego Maradona filtered around the world. But, if you can begin to understand them, perhaps you'll understand why Maradona meant so much to so many. And why, as Lionel Messi -- his fellow Argentine and universal GOAT contender alongside Pele and Cristiano Ronaldo -- put it, "He is gone, but he will be with us for eternity."
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As massive as Maradona's on-field legacy is -- and it includes titles in three different countries, as well as captaining Argentina to victory in the 1986 World Cup -- his charisma and resonance off the pitch might be even greater.