One Chance: Surviving London's Gangs

Terroll Lewis grew up in a rough neighborhood and was involved in gang culture. He turned to professional football, but the lure of an easier life led him back to South London and the OC gang. He has since turned his back on this world and founded Block Workout, a street gym that gives young men a chance to live a better life.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 256 pages
Publication date: 06 May 2021
Publisher: Ad Lib Publishers Ltd

Terroll Lewis has led an eventful life. Growing up on Brixton's Myatt's Field estate, he was immersed in gang culture, and, like many other young people, he found it difficult to resist the lifestyle. By the age of 15, he had already joined a gang, been stabbed, shot at, and was selling drugs. A chance to play professional football offered a way out, but the allure of an easier life — the promise of girls, money, and cars — led him back to South London and the notorious OC, or Organised Crime, gang. Violence and drug dealing were the norm in OC, but Terroll has long since turned his back on this world, though the association with OC endures through the ink on his skin.

These days, Terroll is giving back. Block Workout, a street gym he founded in his old neighborhood, provides young men with an opportunity to pursue a different path than he did during his adolescence — helping them develop their minds as well as their bodies — and the chance to live a better life.

Terroll's journey is a testament to the power of resilience and the ability to turn one's life around. Despite the challenges he faced, he refused to let his circumstances define him and took the initiative to create a better future for himself and those around him. His story serves as an inspiration to others who may be struggling with similar circumstances and reminds us that there is always hope for a brighter tomorrow.

Weight: 228g
Dimension: 129 x 197 x 31 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781913543730