Eddie Jordan
Eddie Jordan
Edmund Patrick "Eddie" Jordan, also known as EJ, is an Irish former motorsport team boss, businessman, presenter, entrepreneur, musician and mentor. Born in Dublin, Jordan worked first at the Bank of Ireland. He won the Irish Kart Championship in 1971 and moved to Formula Ford in 1974. He was the founder and owner of Jordan Grand Prix, a Formula One constructor which operated from 1991 to 2005. He was the chief analyst for Formula One coverage on the BBC from...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth29 January 1955
added bigger character experience heart man players
It's talent, toughness, experience and character. We've added two players that give us all those qualities. The heart is bigger than the man sometimes. That's what we have. We think that's going to take us to another level.
control seen time
It's the first time I've ever seen Dwayne Wade under control from our team. And yet they still prevailed.
guys playoffs step time veterans year
It is the time of year for our veterans and guys who have been to the playoffs to step up for us. Antonio has done that.
demanding routine stay
It's going to get better once they stay in the routine of practices, ... We're demanding a lot of things from them. It will get better.
emphasize good happen physical rules
It's good to have physical practices, but we have rules. We want competitive practices, and when we emphasize a physical approach, it's going to happen where you have some physical contact.
camp competition good high level starting training
It's going to be a good challenge. The competition with them at training camp is going to be at a high level because there is not an etched-in-stone starting lineup.
cared defensive direction guys huge minutes says shoot starting takes tonight win
It says a lot about the direction we're going in, with the new starting lineup a huge, huge defensive emphasis. Some guys didn't play as many minutes tonight as normal, but we really cared about doing the things that it takes to win and not about what's going to shoot up in the stat sheet.
coast competing fact good guys home life lively nice practices ready west
It's a fact of life that we've been on the West Coast so it's going to be nice to get back home and have some practices on our home court, ... The good thing is that we've had some real lively practices out here. Guys have been really competing and that's what you want to see as you get ready for the season.
break sensitive
It's a fragile, sensitive league, but it's not going to make or break the season.
deserving maybe might
Is he deserving of an all-star? He might be a little tardy in his production, but maybe he does, yeah.
cares coach fortunate growth guy improved maturity since talent tremendous
I've been very fortunate to coach a guy like Gilbert. His growth and maturity has improved tremendously since his first season. He cares about the team. He cares about winning. He's a tremendous talent and he's only 24.
basketball playoff war
These are the playoffs. We didn't play playoff basketball in the first game. Playoff basketball is war and hell. We go to war and give them hell.
chaos evidence hurricane inside looked rooms
The rooms are in chaos, ... It looked like a hurricane had been inside the evidence room. The stench was overwhelming.
expect guys time year
This is the time of year for veterans. Guys like Antonio who've been to the playoffs. This is when you expect to see them come to the front.