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
basically builds helps last played smart stretch
We didn't play smart down the stretch tonight. But we won. When you win, it builds and it builds and it helps you. Again, we didn't play smart. We haven't played smart in the last two games, but basically who cares. It's a win.
came games last league road stretch sympathy taken team three tough
There's no sympathy in this league ... not for a team that came in here limping a little bit. They have taken their lumps on the road the last three games now, and it's a been a tough stretch for them.
box bullets caught coming dodging finally gamble games last night solid stretch three
We dodged two or three bullets last night coming down the stretch with a gamble here or a gamble there or someone didn't box out, yet we got the rebound, ... We've been dodging bullets for three games and it finally caught up to us. We had a lead. We didn't need to gamble. You have to play good, solid defense.
emerged fighting leader leads major paint score stretch team verbal wants win
He wants to win - that is his No. 1 priority. He is a leader for this team in a different way. He is not loud, verbal or demonstrative, but he leads by gutting it out and fighting for rebounds. He can score from the outside, in the paint and on runners. He has emerged as a major leader for us during this stretch of games.
guys playing sitting stretch veteran
I don't like players, especially veteran guys, sitting over there not playing for a stretch of games, ... I think it's important to keep guys involved.
hurt playing supposed team
What hurt me most was my team not playing the way we are supposed to play. They did. We didn't.
affection basketball hug kiss love terrific
We're going to hug him and kiss him. We're going to show him his way to the basket. He's a terrific guy. We love him.
deny double limit team ways
We have to find ways to limit his touches. Can we deny him more times, more possessions? When we do double, can we get out of the double team and get out to the shooters?
deal game miami ready tomorrow tough win worst
We wanted to win this game in the worst way. Its a tough, tough loss, but we have to deal with it and get ready for Miami tomorrow night.
lap near puncture
We started out as if we were on a qualifying lap but got a puncture near the end.
near puncture
We started as if we were on a qualifying lap, got a puncture near the end but we got it home,
lap near puncture
We started as if we were on a qualifying lap but we got a puncture near the end but we got it home.
against challenge designed good great kobe sure tried turn
We designed it just right. We just wanted to make sure that Kobe would not get a good look. Calvin was very instrumental in it. Kobe tried to turn and make a pass, and it just slipped out of his hand. That is a part of fatigue. He is a great player. We take the challenge to go against someone like him.
happen maybe pitfalls regular season thinking
There are pitfalls - overconfidence and thinking that maybe the regular season isn't as important. Sometimes that happens. I'm not going to say that's going to happen to us, but there are pitfalls.