POV: you're preparing while they're watching

Nobody talks about what backup players actually do while they're sitting on the bench. They're not sulking. They're memorizing the playbook like their number's about to get called. Ty Chandler didn't get his shot because he got lucky. He got it because he was already ready when the starter went down. That's the part people skip. You don't prepare when the opportunity shows up. You prepare so hard in silence that when it does show up, you're not scared, you're just calm. And the weird part is, once you've done the hard invisible work, everything after that feels almost too easy. Get ready before you're needed.