/u/justpickanyusername had a great post the other day about the fact that crying is weak, don't. He used an example of Derek Carr crying in the face off weakness and losing.

And so, as a follow up, let me present Derrick Rose. Highlights.

In case you need a 30 second backstory from Wikipedia,

"Rose has struggled with significant knee injuries since his 2010–11 MVP campaign. In the first round of the 2012 NBA Playoffs against the Philadelphia 76ers, Rose tore his ACL in his left knee. Rose required surgery and was subsequently sidelined for the entire 2012–13 season.[3] Rose returned to play in 2013–14. However, on November 22, 2013, during a regular season game against the Portland Trail Blazers, Rose injured his right meniscus which caused him to miss the remainder of the season.[4] Rose returned once again the following season, but knee injuries continued to riddle him, causing him to miss 30 games. In June 2016, he was traded to the New York Knicks. After one season with the Knicks, Rose joined the Cleveland Cavaliers in July 2017, but was traded and subsequently released by the Utah Jazz the following February."

It got so bad that he was shooting balls alone at Cleveland State University.

What is the difference between Derek Carr's tears and Derrick Rose's tears? Carr was showing emotion as a result of adversity, challenge, and failure. It made an already shitty situation worse because he couldn't bear the burden. Rose, on the other hand, resulted from a game winning block, a career high game, and the long, long journey to overcome tremendous challenge and adversity.

No one's going to fault Rose for shedding a tear or two, because at the end of the day, he won. Not only did he win, the way he punctuated and dominated was deeply meaningful. But you could see him trying to fight the tears, because crying is weak.