I’ve always been a person who has been a seeker in terms of spiritual seeking; in terms of just being able to do the most I can do in this life. And I’ve always been a high achiever. I like to have a lot of fun and I have all these goals ahead of me, they are always to achieve. I have never been satisfied in just myself doing mediocre things. I’ve always wanted to do things better and push myself very hard. I compete with myself in a way that’s kind of playful and I’ve done that in dance and now I’m doing it in powerlifting. And I like to live a life on fire. I like to feel as if when I die someday it’s going to be because I’ve tried everything that I wanted to do and done it to my fullest extent, so, that I just slowly burn out like a flame.
Kate Walker
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