Son of Laverne and Debra Henderson...Has on brother, Laverne Jr. and four sisters,Andrea, Dominique, Shana and Shawnell...Hobbies include drawing two-dimensional characters and buildings…Creates 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, working with children.