Emely Ayala rests in the shade with her father Jimmy Ayala while waiting to perform in Pre-Estatal at El Rancho Unico in Atascosa, Texas on March 29, 2015. &amp;nbsp;&quot;It is hard to protect them in such a dangerous sport, but what takes away from the danger is hard work in practice,&quot; Ayala said. &quot;This sport helped them get through when I got divorced from their mom nine years ago. &amp;nbsp;It is what kept us so close.&quot;