Claim: Masatoshi Koshiba had an initial interest in studying German literature, but, ended up studying physics, spurred by a teacher's denigrating comments and eventually ended up winning the Wolf Prize and the Nobel Prize in physics.
Evidence: It is mentioned that his initial interest was in studying German literature, but, ended up studying physics, spurred by a teacher's denigrating comments. Humboldt Prize (1997)
Wolf Prize in Physics (2000)
Nobel Prize in Physics (2002)