It's not as over the top in real life, but I can still relate. It's fun at first, being seen as someone who doesn't make mistakes. Or just that you're so much better you can't lose. There's reward in pushing for that image too, lots of actual success and satisfaction to get there. It's tiring too though, and inevitably, you WILL mess up sometimes. The reality is that no matter how good someone seems at something, they still have to make the correct choices in the moment each time.
You can improve your odds with practice and process mixed with talent, but meeting the expectations that creates never becomes easy. They will keep up with you, until you can't keep up with them. Even so, I think so long as you enjoy that hustle, it's worth it. Just have to let go if it stops being fun.