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The High Performance Podcast

Dominic Calvert-Lewin: My Story on Being Misunderstood, Judged, But Resilient (E355)

The High Performance Podcast

High Performance

Sports, Self-improvement, Mindset, Growth Mindset, Health & Fitness, Non-negotiables, Education, Life Lessons, High Performance

4.84.7K Ratings

🗓️ 9 June 2025

⏱️ 87 minutes

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Summary

Dominic Calvert-Lewin is a Premier League striker known for his athleticism, drive, and key role at Everton FC. But beyond the goals and headlines, he’s also faced a tough road of injuries, personal setbacks, and intense pressure. 


In this episode, Dominic opens up about some of his lowest moments, times when injury left him feeling broken and lost. He talks candidly about the pressure to bounce back quickly, the mental toll of feeling stuck, and what it really took to dig deep and keep going.


He also reflects on the importance of having a strong support system, especially the role his wife and family play in keeping him grounded. Dominic shares how communicating openly about his feelings, even when it meant shedding tears, was a crucial step toward healing and growth. 


This episode is a raw and real look at growth, mental toughness, and finding strength through struggle.


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Transcript

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0:00.0

Don't forget next week's episodes are available early, exclusively on the high performance app.

0:04.5

Out now, former England boss, Sam Allardyce.

0:08.7

I put that responsibility on my shoulders, you know.

0:11.2

I kind of thought it's my responsibility to save everybody, save people's jobs, you know.

0:15.2

A lot to put on your shoulders.

0:17.1

I ended up crying, you know, I was on my own on my birthday, crying on my bedroom floor.

0:20.5

But I think it was just not knowing how to express, I was on my own on my birthday, crying on my bedroom floor. But I think

0:21.2

it was just not knowing how to express what I was feeling in that moment. After like the last

0:26.1

three, four seasons, it's been a lot of survival. Wherever I play, I want to win. And I want

0:32.4

that environment to be a winning environment. That is Dominic Calvert Lewin. Everton's leading man through some of the club's toughest times,

0:40.8

a player whose face down injury battled self-doubt and felt the weight of expectation,

0:46.1

yet he kept on coming back.

0:48.9

Today Dominic opens up about Everton's hardest Premier League period,

0:53.0

how a new manager reignited his passion

0:55.1

for the game and the relentless work it takes to recover from the physical and mental setbacks.

1:01.0

I found it really fascinating, Jake, how rare it is to hear a current footballer talking about

1:05.5

crying on the bedroom floor and what about when he's mentioned the mistakes that he'd made

1:10.6

in quite high-profile

1:11.7

circumstances and how he'd never make them again? You're totally right. I mean, I think at home

1:16.6

you're going to be moved as Dominic talks about how he's changed over the years, how fatherhood

1:20.8

improved his mental health. And as we speak, his contract is running down at Everton. Yeah,

1:25.3

he explains why actually he's quite comfortable with the current situation

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