The context of the following conversation is Lee was walking on a tight rope at the circus, the crowd watched in awe then Lee threw himself off balance then spun round and corrected himself.:
Lee says I was this close to messing up my performance..
The friend responds I was watching from the audience and thought you were going to fall!.
Lee responds The tight rope is tricky, but I knew that if I spun around as soon as I went off balance, I could get my balance again and correct myself..
The friend responds Everybody in the crowd cheered..