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Among the Thugs
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"Among the Thugs" Quotes

A journalist immerses himself in the violent world of English football hooliganism.

Quotes

I have seen the future. It is murder.

Bill Buford

violence

You could die in a football crowd. You could die on a train.

Bill Buford

danger

The truth is that to be in a crowd in which there is serious danger is to feel a kind of exhilaration, a thrill that approaches joy.

Bill Buford

dangerthrill

In the end, the most striking thing about the events of that day was that it was so much fun.

Bill Buford

funviolence

There was a pleasure in their violence, a sense of freedom.

Bill Buford

violencefreedom

The football crowd is the most spontaneous, the most genuine, the most complete moment of your life.

Bill Buford

footballspontaneity

The crowd was in a frenzy. It was like a drug.

Bill Buford

crowd mentality

There is nothing like a football crowd. It is larger than life.

Bill Buford

footballenthusiasm

It was exhilarating. It was a kind of madness.

Bill Buford

exhilarationmadness

I felt like I was in a war zone.

Bill Buford

dangerwar