Jim Atkinson Professions : Cricket Player Born : April 4, 1896 Died : June 11, 1956 Browse All Authors Top 3 quotes by Jim Atkinson Cars aren't merely modes of transit or material possessions to Texans; they are something of a state treasure. We share a special, almost religious attachment to the automobile, rooted, I suppose, in our mythological relationship to the horse, our economic underpinnings in the oil industry, and the inescapable fact that to get anywhere in this state, you have to cover a lot of ground. Jim Atkinson horse attachment religious Cars are like rolling diaries, metal and plastic and paint tableaux of the last ten years of their drivers' lives ... every dent, every drooping slice of chrome, has a story behind it. Jim Atkinson rolling car years Dreams are the directions to the rest of your life! Jim Atkinson rest-of-your-life dream Similar Authors Brian Lara cricket-player Alex Blackwell cricket-player Barry Richards cricket-player Barry Jarman cricket-player Douglas Jardine cricket-player David Acfield cricket-player All Authors