--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: It doesn't happen all the time, but when…" description: "\"It doesn't happen all the time, but when I'm playing well it's as if my eyes change. I can feel it. I just feel like Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde-a transfor..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c25/jane-blalock-111330_bother_it-doesn-t-happen-all-the-time-but-when_1308504.png" --- # It doesn't happen all the time, but when I'm playing well… ![“It doesn't happen all the time, but when I'm playing well it's as if my eyes change. I can feel it. I just feel like Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde-a transformation happens, I'm a totally different human being. I don't hear anybody, I don't see anybody, nothing bothers me, nothing is going to interfere…” quote by Jane Blalock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c25/jane-blalock-111330_bother_it-doesn-t-happen-all-the-time-but-when_1308504.png) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c25/jane-blalock-111330_bother_it-doesn-t-happen-all-the-time-but-when_1308504.png) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c25/jane-blalock-111330_bother_it-doesn-t-happen-all-the-time-but-when_1308504.png) > “It doesn't happen all the time, but when I'm playing well it's as if my eyes change. I can feel it. I just feel like Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde-a transformation happens, I'm a totally different human being. I don't hear anybody, I don't see anybody, nothing bothers me, nothing is going to interfere with what I'm about to do.” [Jane Blalock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-blalock/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. When playing well, a transformation occurs, isolating the player from external distractions. **In simple terms:** Peak performance creates a focused, altered state. Key Takeaway Embrace flow and block distractions. Themes performance transformation focus isolation Mood focused determined Type Bother:0 Change:0 Different:0 Drs:0 Eye:0 Feel:0 Feels:0 Golf:0 Happens:0 Human beings:0 Humans:0 Hyde:0 I can:0 Ifs:0 Interfere:0 Jekyll:0 Mr hyde:0 Time:0 Transformation:0 Wells:0 Change Feel:0 Transformation Happens:0 Eyes Change:0 Playing Eyes:0 When to use this quote - golf competition - creative work Key Concepts flow state psychology of sport Questions to Reflect On - How do you maintain balance? - When does isolation become harmful? A Different Perspective The transformation may hinder teamwork. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet [Bother](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bother/) [Change](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/change/) [Change Feel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/change-feel/) [Different](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/different/) [Drs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/drs/) [Eye](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/eye/) [Eyes Change](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/eyes-change-1893715/) [Feel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/feel/) [Feels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/feels/) [Golf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/golf/) [Happens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/happens/) [Human beings](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/human-beings/) [Humans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/humans/) [Hyde](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hyde/) [I can](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/i-can/) [Ifs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ifs/) [Interfere](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/interfere/) [Jekyll](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/jekyll/) [Mr hyde](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/mr-hyde/) [Playing Eyes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/playing-eyes-4321937/) [Time](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/time/) [Transformation](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/transformation/) [Transformation Happens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/transformation-happens-980083/) [Wells](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/wells/) ## Related quotes > [There's two kinds of evil that horror fiction always deals with. 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