The context of the following conversation is Taylor made Kai play their best for the other team when they were down a person.:
Taylor says One of the teams at the volleyball match was down a player, so Kai had to play for them..
The friend responds Was he okay with that?.
Taylor responds He didn't like the idea at first, but then he got used to it..
The friend responds Did he play well for the other team?.
Taylor responds He actually did. He ended up playing extra hard, just to prove that he was playing hard enough..
The friend responds That's kind of funny. So he played even better then usual!.