'I am no longer a coach, I am El Jefe' - Popovich - video Dailymotion

Gregg Popovich wishes Mitch Johnson the best of luck in being his successor as the Spurs' new head coach.

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00:00I can never express the gratitude that I have for so many people carrying my organization

00:07and sending me thoughts, prayers, that sort of thing, since I had the stroke.

00:19Things are getting better by the day, but it's not good enough for what we plan ahead.

00:27And so it's time to make this change.

00:31That's one of the reasons why Mitch Johnson will be taking over,

00:34because we have total faith in him to continue what's been started a long time ago.

00:39We won't let you down. We won't win every game, but we'll try to,

00:44and we'll do it with class, whether it's a win or a loss.

00:47One of the reasons that I'm doing this now is that we have to have someone in charge

00:54who's fully capable of giving their very best,

01:00because that's what this group deserves and demands.

01:04And we have that man here in San Antonio.

01:10There are futures.

01:12I know everything I can to help him and help them.

01:14I have a new job, and I want to make sure everybody understands what that new job is.

01:26I'm no longer a coach. I'll catch that.