Earn Respect Through Perseverance
You don’t always have to be right to win a fight. “I feel like it’s not just about beating another person up,” shares Morales. “It’s about persevering when they dish out everything they got at you, making sure you can keep on coming and keep on coming. Keep on persevering and keep absorbing it and getting stronger. A lot of hard work will get you respect. When you’re working hard, you ain’t really gotta say much.”
This doesn’t mean accepting verbal or physical defeat -- on the contrary. When a friend is railing against you, hear him out. Listen to him, absorb what he has to say, and use that new knowledge to improve your friendship. Your actions will speak a helluva lot louder than his words.