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.
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) 
