I don't want to be a mascot for the mathematical community. I'm not a hero. I'm just a mathematician.
Solved Poincare conjecture, refused Fields Medal
Reported by journalist Masha Gessen after his refusal of the Fields Medal.
2006
Found in 1 providers: grok
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"I do not want money or fame. I do not want to be on display like an animal in a zoo. I am not a hero of mathematics. I am not even that successful. That is why I do not want to give any interviews."
Strange & Unusual"I did not ask for anything. I did not want anything."
Controversial"I have no message for the world."
Controversial"Mathematics is not a sport."
Controversial"I have no regrets."
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