"When I wasn't famous, I had a lot of friends, almost all of them Italian. The racism only started when I started to play football."

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Put yourself in the position of an up-and-coming artist living in early-sixteenth-century Italy. Now imagine trying to distinguish yourself from the other artists living in your town: Michelangelo, Raphael, Leonardo, or Titian. Is it any wonder that the Italian High Renaissance lasted only 30 years?

— Jerry Saltz