Players from both countries believed strongly in the idea of friendship first, competition second.

两国选手都坚信友谊第一，比赛第二的理念。

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No one is quite sure how the friendship first began.

没有人确切知道这段友谊是如何开始的。

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Friendship first, competition second.

友谊第一，比赛第二。

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Build the friendship first, ask for advice on a real project, then maybe money later.

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Our friendship changed after our first, hard year of business, and, although we tried to rebuild, we never really recovered.

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Their friendship began with that first handshake.

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