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
belt camp game goodness happen happens healthy stay team teams thank training
Thank goodness we had one game under our belt with everybody, ... Sometimes that kind of thing can happen in training camp and you never get everyone healthy. It's something that happens to pretty much every team in the league. The teams that stay healthy are able to have success.
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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.
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He's been playing like that all of training camp, ... Hitting the offensive glass, getting put-backs; he's very aggressive. He stroked the ball today -- he's been getting better at shooting the basketball. He's made a heck of an impact on my mind about where he's at with our team.
games second start winning
We just want to go out and play the way that we did in the second quarter. We need to start winning these games on the road.
defensive establish showing takes willing
We just wanted to establish a defensive mind-set. We're showing each other that we're willing to do anything it takes to get better and to win.
five last normal poor
We just had some poor possessions offensively down the stretch. The last four, five possessions, we didn't have to make a big play, we just had to make normal plays, and we didn't come up with it.
energy knew maintain run
We withstood their run and all the energy in the building. We knew we had to maintain our composure.
hard resilient tough
We're going through some hard times. Let's see how tough and resilient we are.
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The rooms are in chaos, ... It looked like a hurricane had been inside the evidence room. The stench was overwhelming.
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It was very positive. Really, we were all very united. Everyone wants to see serious cost savings over the future. I was enormously pleased at the outcome because it was all so one-sided.
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It was another really gutsy effort from our guys. We looked like we were stuck in the mud but we found a way.
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The second quarter was like a defensive clinic for us. Holding somebody like the Celtics, who shoot close to 50 percent, holding them down to only 10 points. That kind of jump started us.
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Is he deserving of an all-star? He might be a little tardy in his production, but maybe he does, yeah.
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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.