Editing Robin Williams (section)

===Interests===

[[File:Robin Williams 2008.jpg|thumb|upright=0.75|Williams at the [[BBC]] World Debate on February 27, 2008]]

In New York City, Williams was part of the West Side [[YMCA]] runners club and showed promising results with 34:21 minutes at a 10K run in [[Central Park]] in 1975.<ref>{{cite magazine|first1=Bob|last1=Glover|url=https://www.runnersworld.com/runners-stories/a20808121/robin-williams-my-teammate/|year=2014|title=Robin Williams, My Teammate|magazine=[[Runner's World]]|access-date=July 11, 2020|archive-date=July 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200711175535/https://www.runnersworld.com/runners-stories/a20808121/robin-williams-my-teammate/|url-status=live}}</ref> His favorite books were the [[Foundation (book series)|''Foundation'' trilogy]] by [[Isaac Asimov]],<ref>{{cite interview|last=Williams|first=Robin|interviewer=The [[Reddit]] Community|title=Robin Williams. It's time for a convoluted stream of consciousness. Ask Me Anything!|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1n41x1/robin_williams_its_time_for_a_convoluted_stream|date=September 25, 2013|access-date=September 10, 2017|archive-date=November 9, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171109140051/https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1n41x1/robin_williams_its_time_for_a_convoluted_stream/|url-status=live}}</ref> and his favorite book as a child was ''[[The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe]]'', which he later shared with his children.<ref name="reddit1">{{cite web|date=September 25, 2013|title=Robin Williams. It's time for a convoluted stream of consciousness. Ask Me Anything!|url=https://www.reddit.com/comments/1n41x1|access-date=August 12, 2014|website=Reddit|archive-date=August 12, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812152452/http://www.reddit.com/comments/1n41x1|url-status=live}}</ref>

Williams was an enthusiast of both [[Tabletop role-playing game|pen-and-paper role-playing games]] and video games.<ref name="internet">{{cite news|first=Mike|last=Szymanski|title=Robin Williams Confesses to Another Addiction ... the Internet|url=http://www.zap2it.com/movies/news/story/0,1259,---13446,00.html|website=[[Zap2it]]|publisher=[[Tribune Media Services]]|location=Chicago, Illinois|date=August 21, 2002|access-date=August 22, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021010045827/http://www.zap2it.com/movies/news/story/0%2C1259%2C---13446%2C00.html|archive-date=October 10, 2002|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|first1=Rusel|last1=DeMaria|first2=Johnny L.|last2=Wilson|title=High Score!: The Illustrated History of Electronic Games|date=2003|publisher=[[McGraw-Hill Education|McGraw-Hill]]|location=New York|isbn=978-0-07-223172-4|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HJNvZLvpCEQC&pg=PA154|edition=2nd|page=154|access-date=January 23, 2017|archive-date=February 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170215051317/https://books.google.com/books?id=HJNvZLvpCEQC&pg=PA154|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|first=Marc|last=Graser|title=Robin Williams to Be Memorialized in 'World of Warcraft'|url=https://variety.com/2014/digital/news/robin-williams-to-be-memorialized-in-world-of-warcraft-1201282195|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|location=Los Angeles, California|date=August 13, 2014|access-date=August 16, 2014|archive-date=August 16, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140816041655/http://variety.com/2014/digital/news/robin-williams-to-be-memorialized-in-world-of-warcraft-1201282195/|url-status=live}}</ref> His daughter Zelda was named after [[Princess Zelda|the title character]] from ''[[The Legend of Zelda]]'', a family favorite video game series, and Williams sometimes performed at consumer entertainment trade shows.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/06/live-coverage-of-the-google-keynote/ |title=Live coverage of Google Keynote with Robin Williams |website=[[Engadget]] |access-date=February 6, 2023 |date=January 6, 2006 |last=Boutin |first=Paul |archive-date=October 6, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006115938/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/06/live-coverage-of-the-google-keynote/|url-status=unfit}}<!-- archive copy has better presentation than "live" url -->{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.cnet.com/Robin-Williams-yucks-it-up-for-Spore/2100-1043_3-6071292.html|title=Robin Williams yucks it up for 'Spore'|first=Daniel|last=Terdiman|date=May 11, 2006|access-date=August 19, 2014|publisher=[[CNET]]|archive-date=August 20, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140820093633/http://news.cnet.com/Robin-Williams-yucks-it-up-for-Spore/2100-1043_3-6071292.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.viewlondon.co.uk/whatson/dungeons-and-dragons-game-day-article-5339.html|title=Dungeons and Dragons Game Day at London Dungeon|website=Viewlondon.co.uk|access-date=August 29, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070722052833/http://www.viewlondon.co.uk/whatson/dungeons-and-dragons-game-day-article-5339.html|archive-date=July 22, 2007}}</ref>

Williams was a big fan of anime and collectible figures. His daughter described him as a "figurine hoarder"; one of his figures was the character Deunan Knute from the anime film ''[[Appleseed (2004 film)|Appleseed]]'', which Williams was a fan of. He also liked the film ''[[Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Robin Williams' Daughter Asks Fans To Help Identify His Massive Anime Collection|url=https://comicbook.com/anime/2018/05/16/robin-williams-anime-zelda-figures/|last=Peters|first=Megan|date=May 17, 2018|website=ComicBook|access-date=February 9, 2020|archive-date=August 7, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180807201417/http://comicbook.com/anime/2018/05/16/robin-williams-anime-zelda-figures|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=More Robin Williams on Anime|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2005-05-04/more-robin-williams-on-anime|last=Macdonald|first=Christopher|date=May 5, 2005|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=February 9, 2020|archive-date=August 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200807044842/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2005-05-04/more-robin-williams-on-anime|url-status=live}}</ref>

Williams also became a devoted cycling enthusiast, having taken up the sport partly as a substitute for drugs. Eventually, he accumulated a large bicycle collection and became a fan of professional [[road bicycle racing|road cycling]], often traveling to racing events such as the [[Tour de France]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Murphy|first=Brian|title=Tour de Lance: 100 percent pure|url=https://www.espn.com/page2/s/murphy/020729.html|publisher=[[ESPN]]|access-date=June 29, 2007|archive-date=February 9, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070209011842/http://espn.go.com/page2/s/murphy/020729.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Koeppel">{{cite magazine|first=Dan|last=Koeppel|author-link=Dan Koeppel|url=http://www.bicycling.com/news/featured-stories/robin-williams-im-lucky-have-bikes-my-life|year=2003|title=Robin Williams Profile – Robin Williams: "I'm Lucky to Have Bikes in My Life"|magazine=[[Bicycling Magazine]]|access-date=September 2, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903160436/http://www.bicycling.com/news/featured-stories/robin-williams-im-lucky-have-bikes-my-life|archive-date=September 3, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2016, Williams' children donated 87 of his bicycles in support of the [[Challenged Athletes Foundation]] and [[Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Cycle of Life {{!}} Paddle8|url=https://paddle8.com/editorial/cycle-of-life/|website=Paddle8|access-date=November 9, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161109155952/https://paddle8.com/editorial/cycle-of-life/|archive-date=November 9, 2016 }}</ref>