"No." But, there's being better than the man he was yesterday, and then there's thinking about all the ways he's not and he will never be like Steve. Even if he woke up one day free from all these shackles, he would still be selfish, and angry, and more inclined to want to be left alone somewhere no one else can find him than do the right, heroic, sacrificial thing and make himself a martyr.

He'll never be better, if he thinks of it that way. But at some point, he's pretty sure he'll reach a stage where he's just 'good enough'. And that should be good enough for him, too.

"But I'm trying." And, in his own selfish way, Zemo is helping him too.