Did Grigori Perelman really say 'I don't want to be a professional mathematician. I don't want to be a part of th...'?

Grigori Perelman Quote Source & Citation:

I don't want to be a professional mathematician. I don't want to be a part of the mathematical community.

— Grigori Perelman Contemporary · Solved Poincare conjecture, refused Fields Medal

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Date: 2006 onwards

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