The context of the following conversation is Sasha practised hard and on the day of the competition they blew Remy out of the water.:
Sasha says I practiced so hard, and I beat Remy at the competition!!.
The friend responds Oh that's awesome, I'm so proud of you..
Sasha responds Thank you. i'm so glad that all of my practicing paid off..
The friend responds It's always nice when you put a lot of work into something, and you see the rewards from it..
Sasha responds Exactly. I pushed myself so much, so it's so nice to now be rewarded for all of that hard work..
The friend responds Well, I'm really proud of you. Nice job..