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“But when I got good, they couldn’t admit it.”
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The speaker says that after becoming skilled, other people still would not acknowledge the improvement. “Got good” means reached a level of real ability, while “couldn’t admit it” describes their refusal or inability to accept that change. The sentence expresses frustration that the speaker’s achievement was not recognized.
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