He beamed. "I have given it some thought, I just never put it to practice," he said rubbing the back of his head.

He couldn't help the bright red flush that crept into his cheeks. "Oh, thank you," he stuffed his hands in his pockets. He was not used to compliments at all. Most of his life he was being told he was not good enough, he was useless... he had to admit, it was a nice change of pace. "Wow! Gymnastics? That takes a lot of discipline," he said his eyes wide. "In Russia it is very much a life time career for the best," he said nodding.