But away from his post he is a shy man.

Friends from the time remember him as a quiet and shy young man who showed a great deal of interest in music.

During his early days, he was an extremely shy young man.

But these could simply be the marks of a shy man.

He really was the shyest man I had ever met.

He was a shy man, holding back from public life.

He was a shy man and not easy to talk to.

He's probably just a really nice, honest man, maybe a bit shy.

Tell was a shy man and didn't make friends easily.

He played a shy man, always trying to get advice on women.