Imagine an ice cube in a room at –5°C.
You turn up the heat.
Nothing happens.
–4°C.
–3°C.
–2°C.
Still solid.
At –1°C, it still looks exactly the same.
If you didn’t understand physics, you’d probably think your effort wasn’t working.
Then the temperature hits 0°C.
And suddenly, the ice melts.
But the melting didn’t start at 0°C.
It was building the entire time.
Growth works the same way.
In sport, improvement often feels invisible before it becomes obvious.
Confidence builds before it shows up in games.
Strength builds before it shows up in results.
Skill builds before it looks smooth.
Most people quit at –1°C.
Great players stay long enough to reach 0°C.
Development is often invisible before it becomes undeniable.