From Prison to the Premiership The Amazing True Story of Britain's Hardest Footballer

"This is my world, of growing up in the roughest parts of South London wheret pays to be quick-witted, handy with your fists and brave enough to use aool if you have to." From prison to the football premiership Jamie Lawrenceas one hell of a story to tell. He left school early with little else than aalent for football and when he's parents returned to Jamaica he was forcedo move in with his sister where things went progressively down hill. Beforeong Jamie was leading a life of petty crime which earned him a borstal term.ut this was more like the beginning than the end and Jamie threw himselfnto the recreational sector of prison life, joining the football team.hilst playing in an inter-prison match Jamie's talent was spotted and beforeong he was representing Sunderland and settling down into local life.inning over the many sceptics Jamie resisted a return to his criminal waysnd made his way up the sporting ladder to earn himself a place on theamaican national side.