A biography for Dave Portnoyhasn’t been written yet.
“I'll speak to anybody, anytime, anyplace.”
“I don't know how anyone lives in Miami. Because no one goes to sleep.”
“We don't back down from controversy - we fan the fires. People think we go out of our way to create it, but we don't.”
“I figured I should have a website, because that's what everybody was doing.”
“We don't take ourselves very seriously and view working at Barstool Sports as a way to avoid becoming slaves to cubicle life.”
“I'm never going to be on ESPN, probably. I've burned too many bridges. That's fine.”
“There is always a line that can't be crossed. Anything that is said or written from a place of hate will never be acceptable behavior at Barstool.”
“We really want Barstool Sports to be a brand that means something. It doesn't just have to be myself... you see the logo, that bar stool and the stars around it, and you know you're getting a certain type of vibe, a certain type of brand.”
“The people at Barstool Sports are a bunch of average Joes, who like most guys love sports, gambling, golfing and chasing short skirts.”
“Some girls are just cut out to be housewives, drive SUVs and sing in the shower as opposed to being superstars.”
“The fact that Manti Te'o thought for a long time that he was dating, like, a fake girl and then that she died and did the tribute and the girl never existed. I mean inherently that's funny.”
“I really don't turn the other cheek. So when I feel like I'm being attacked, I don't back down.”
“You'd never believe how hard it is to find a wetsuit in Boston.”
“I call it as I see it.”
“I want to make a boatload of money and i want to poof and maybe make it on the senior tour, live on islands, get a bigger Nantucket house.”
“This is exactly why Barstool Sports has to exist. We're one of the few places - maybe the only place - on the Internet where we don't let agendas dictate what we do.”
“We have a long history of our reputation speaking for itself.”
“That's the thing about New York, the streets of New York are crazy!”
“We like sports. We're not apologizing for it.”
“When have I ever said I don't want to sell out? I've been the most honest, 'I'm going to sell out right in your face' when I get the chance.”