Son of Laverne and Debra Henderson...Has one brother, Laverne Jr. and four sisters, Andrea, Dominique, Shana and Shawnell...hobbies include drawing two-dimensional characters and buildings and creating animations...began participating in track and field at age 15...dedicated his Rio gold medal to his mother, who has Alzheimer's disease...she was bedridden in Arkansas during the Olympics...Has participated in USATF RunJumpThrow events and enjoys working with children.