Sports
- Bill Cooper (American football) (born 1939), professional football player for the San Francisco 49ers
- Bill Cooper (grappler) (born 1987), American Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner
- Bill Cooper (hurler) (born 1987), Irish hurler
- William Cooper (cricketer) (1849–1939), Australian cricketer
- William Cooper (sailor) (1910–1968), Olympic gold medalist of 1932
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Famous quotes containing the word sports:
“Guys do not have a genetic blueprint that allows them to understand or love sports.”
—Lesley Visser, U.S. sports reporter and announcer. As quoted in Sports Illustrated, p. 82 (June 17, 1991)
“I looked so much like a guy you couldn’t tell if I was a boy or a girl. I had no hair, I wore guys’ clothes, I walked like a guy ... [ellipsis in source] I didn’t do anything right except sports. I was a social dropout, but sports was a way I could be acceptable to other kids and to my family.”
—Karen Logan (b. 1949)
“It is usual for a Man who loves Country Sports to preserve the Game in his own Grounds, and divert himself upon those that belong to his Neighbour.”
—Joseph Addison (1672–1719)