To get tough like him and nothing can hurt him or touch him.
That pony needs to toughen up
the advice dally gives ponyboy is to toughen up so no one can hurt you
They hop onto the three-fiffteen freight to Windrixville. When they hop of, Ponyboy asks a farmer how to get to Jay Mountain. The farmer tells Ponyboy to follow the path to the big hill. They climb the mountain for about 45 minutes.
Dallas Winston shows up late to the rumble. He was in the hospital and had to sneak his way out because he didn't want to miss the fight. When he arrives at the rumble, he calls out - which causes Darry to turn his head and Paul punches him, starting the fight.
Pony tried to convince himself on the way home from the hospital that Johny was not dead and he was alive because he did not want to believe it because that was his best friend.
Basically, Ponyboy takes many kicks to the head, which wasn't a major problem. After, the Socs retreat (The greasers win, yay!) and Ponyboy and Darry go to the hospital in time to see johny die
Johnny cared for ponyboy like a brother he didn't wont anything to happen to ponyboy
I personally think Johnny's last words "Stay gold Pony, stay gold." meant that he didn't want Ponyboy to change or to harden up like Dally or Darry. He wanted him to stay the way he was.
Athleticism
Ponyboy gets jumped by the Socs and they threaten to kill him.
He was telling Ponyboy that he was a good person, and advising him to stay that way.
Ponyboy wishes had had company on the way home from the movie house because of Socs. They jumped him on the way home, and he had no help.