Armstrong in particular was notoriously aloof, but Collins, who considered himself a loner, confessed to rebuffing Aldrin's attempts to create a more personal relationship.
ˈɑːɹmstɹɔŋ ɪn pɚtˈɪkjʊlɚ wʌz noʊtˈoːɹiəsli ɐlˈuːf, bˌʌt kˈɑːlᵻnz, hˌuː kənsˈɪdɚd hɪmsˈɛlf ɐ lˈoʊnɚ, kənfˈɛst tə ɹᵻbˈʌfɪŋ ˈɔːldɹɪnz ɐtˈɛmpts tə kɹiːˈeɪt ɐ mˈoːɹ pˈɜːsənəl ɹᵻlˈeɪʃənʃˌɪp.