Cotton Fitzsimmons Professions : Basketball Coach Born : October 7, 1931 Died : July 24, 2004 Browse All Authors Top 3 quotes by Cotton Fitzsimmons You're not going to make me have a bad day. If there's oxygen on earth and I'm breathing, it's going to be a good day. Cotton Fitzsimmons optimistic attitude positive I have a basic philosophy that I've tried to follow during my coaching career. Whether you're winning or losing, it's important to always be yourself. You can't change because of the circumstances around you. Cotton Fitzsimmons being-yourself winning philosophy If you're a positive person, you're an automatic motivator. You can get people to do things you don't think they're capable of. Cotton Fitzsimmons persons people thinking Similar Authors Bob Weltlich basketball-coach Bob Weiss basketball-coach Buzz Williams basketball-coach Bruce Pearl basketball-coach Brett Brown basketball-coach Brad Stevens basketball-coach All Authors