$\lvert y-z\rvert<\delta \implies \lvert y-\alpha\rvert<\delta_0$ and $\lvert z-\alpha\rvert<\delta_0$ continuity problem

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In Spivak's book there is a theorem proved that if $f$ is continuous on $[a,b]$ then $f$ is uniformly continuous on $[a,b]$ which starts as follows:

For $\epsilon>0$ let the function be $\epsilon$-good on $[a,b]$ if there is some $\delta>0$ such that for all $y$ and $z$ $\in [a,b]$:

If $\lvert y-z\rvert<\delta$, then $\lvert f(y) - f(z)\rvert<\epsilon$

Consider any particular $\epsilon>0$.

Let $A = \bigl[\space x:a\le x\le b$ and $f$ is $\epsilon$-good on $[a,x]\space\bigr]$

Clearly $a\in A$ and $A$ is bounded above (by b), so the least upper bound $\alpha$ exists.

If $\alpha<b$, then because $f$ is continuous, there is $\delta_0>0$ such that:

$\lvert y-\alpha\rvert<\delta_0 \implies \lvert f(y)-f(\alpha)\rvert<\frac\epsilon2$

Consequently if $\lvert y-\alpha\rvert<\delta_0$ and $\lvert z-\alpha\rvert<\delta_0$ then $\lvert f(y)-f(z)\rvert<\epsilon$.

So $f$ is surely $\epsilon$-good on $[\alpha-\delta_0,\space\alpha+\delta_0]$

I am unable to reproduce the last conclusion.

By definition, in order for $f$ to be $\epsilon$-good on $[\alpha-\delta_0,\space\alpha+\delta_0]$ for $\epsilon>0$, we must find $\delta>0$ such that for all $y,z\in[\alpha-\delta_0,\space\alpha+\delta_0]$:

If $\lvert y-z\rvert<\delta$, then $\lvert f(y) - f(z)\rvert<\epsilon$

I suspect that in order to do so, we want for some $\delta$: $\lvert y-z\rvert<\delta \implies \lvert y-\alpha\rvert<\delta_0$ and $\lvert z-\alpha\rvert<\delta_0$, however I am definitely missing some obvious step that would allow me to reach this conclusion.

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If $x,y\in[\alpha-\delta_0,\alpha+\delta_0]$, then $|f(x)-f(\alpha)|<\frac\varepsilon2$ and $|f(y)-f(\alpha)|<\frac\varepsilon2$. Therefore,\begin{align}|f(x)-f(y)|&=\left|\bigl(f(x)-f(\alpha)\bigr)-\bigl(f(y)-f(\alpha)\bigr)\right|\\&\leqslant|f(x)-f(\alpha)|+|f(y)-f(\alpha)\\&<\varepsilon.\end{align}