The game ofSurvivordoes not begin when the cameras start rolling.
It starts well before then as players feel each other out in the pre-game process.
While not allowed to talk to each other, the contestants can communicate in other ways.

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Those werent the only strong thoughts Sarah shared.
I just made one wrong mistake.
Ive learned from my mistakes and that is not going to happen.
The guy is so quick on his feet.
Anything in real life means nothing to him out here.
Hes one of the very few I have ever seen who can completely separate that.
So with that being said, I know thats how he is.
Other people dont know that.
So the bottom line is, dont trust a thing out of Tonys mouth.
Did you pick up any clues from being around this people pre-game?Yeah, Michaela.
Her body language really turns me off.
She seems like a diva and just lazy.
So Id like to see her go.
So its up to us to get one of them to tell us what the other one did.
Who do you want to work with out there?Im open to working with anybody.
You have to come into this game completely open becauseSurvivorchanges like that.
One minute you think youve got it made, the next minute your torch is getting snuffed.
So the generic answer, Ill work with anybody, thats true.
Ideally, Ill work with anyone who I know to be loyal.
I watched Caleb playBig Brotherand Caleb was really loyal.
When you sit there and you say, Youve got these big dogs out here.
Because if someone was married four times, would you say theyre good at marriage?
I laugh all the time and joke around.
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