"I didn't fail! I played my part just like it was written! It's the rest of you who couldn't pick up the slack and ended up fucking it all up, so don't give me that crap."

He knows it couldn't have been his fault, but that's not stopping him from continuing his practice. Yeah, he did what he was supposed to do, but he could still do it better, so that's what he's working towards now. Unlike everyone else in the goddamn room.