The High Performance Podcast

E178 - Jordan Henderson: Serve to lead - why being selfless matters

Feb 20, 2023

Jordan Henderson, captain of Liverpool FC and England international, shares his remarkable journey shaped by adversity. He opens up about how parental divorce and his father's cancer diagnosis redefined his perspective on life and leadership. The conversation dives deep into building team culture, resilience, and coping with media scrutiny. Henderson reflects on the transformative impact of Jurgen Klopp's leadership on Liverpool, the emotional weight of victories, and emphasizes the importance of selflessness and vulnerability in sports and personal growth.

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Intro

2min

Exploring Resilience: Personal Growth and Leadership in Adversity

6min

Transformative Struggles: From Pain to Performance

19min

Pressure and Perseverance in Professional Football

15min

Transformative Victories and Health Insights

6min

Leadership and Team Dynamics

27min

Moments of Connection and Resilience

7min

The Transformative Power of Football and Human Connection

2min

Jordan Henderson is the current captain of Liverpool FC and an England international. Under his captaincy, Liverpool have won six trophies including the Champions League and, their first Premier League title in thirty years.

In this episode Jordan shares how as an only child, the displacement of his parents divorce at the age of six, impacted his life. Although for Jordan, “football is everything” to him, when his dad was diagnosed with cancer his world was turned upside down, providing a shift in his perspective.

Jake, Damian and Jordan discuss building culture, how Jordan deals with the impact of media scrutiny and how he has developed the sense of confidence he needs to back himself. Jordan hails the immediate impact that Jurgen Klopp had at Liverpool, what it has taught him and the why the Champions League win was such a defining moment for him.

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