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>> but every real sports fan has had a moment when an athlete has failed and said, i can do better than that. >> on your mark, get set -- >> on this episode, you're about to find out all the reasons you can't do better than that. ♪ ♪ going for a touchdown, sharpshooter from this court. you're looking at the spirit of america. >> i grew up resenting sports. when you're a black kid who everybody knows is going to be over 6 feet tall, every conversation goes to, you play basketball. i only did it in eighth grade. i went the whole season without scoring a point, like dennis rodman,...

failed and said i can do better than that. >> marks get set -- >> on this episode, you're about to find out all the reasons you can't do better than that. >> woo! ♪ >> for a touchdown, a sharpshooter from the midcourt. we're looking at the spirit of america. >> i grew up resenting sports. when you're a black kid who everybody knows is going to be over six feet tall, every conversation goes to you play basketball. i only did in eighth grade. i went the whole season without scoring a point, like dennis rodman, but without the rebounding and hair. when i lived in chicago, i discovered...

>> cry up, cry up, cry up. >> cry up, man. >> so come on, everybody. let's cry up. because we all know, it ain't just athletes who need to practice and process emotion. >> be vulnerable. if you're not vulnerable, you're not a real man, sorry. >> i just read, i'm just standing here. okay, i'll be more vulnerable! >> it shouldn't be complicated. athletes are human. no matter how much better they are at the physical part of being human, they're just people. even tom brady. and we can't care about their physical fitness and their mental well-being? then maybe we don't deserve them at all. >> okay,...

Choked up talking about the racist emails of then coach jon gruden, many people took this as an opportunity to call randy moss soft. randy moss is one of the greatest nfl players of all-time. if he can't cry, who can? >> we often look at athletes as machines. and we do not look at them as humans. right? we have a saying, you know, when people cry, we say, cry up. hold your head high when you cry. >> oh. >> 80 up. >> that's deep. >> yeah. >> darius payton is a senior youth specialist at the becoming a man program, aka, bam boston. >> all right, what's going on, everybody? >> the program focuses...

All those pieces together. >> sorry, bub. i didn't mean to throw a ball to somebody wearing a baseball glove. my fault. >> but obviously, throwing a baseball well doesn't mean you're a man, right? but in the world of sports, we often connect masculinity to physical and mental toughness. vulnerability is weakness. >> national football league, this hurts me. >> so when nfl hall of famer randy moss got choked up talking about the racist emails of then las vegas raiders coach jon gruden, many took the opportunity to call randy moss soft. randy moss is one of the greatest nfl players of all time. i...