I feel like for most competitive activities like this, who you really want to impress is other people who do that same activity. (I play competitive scrabble, f

I feel like for most competitive activities like this, who you really want to impress is other people who do that same activity. (I play competitive scrabble, for which there is approximately zero recognition in the "outside world", but having your fellow scrabble players recognise your ability counts for a lot.)