“At first, I said to myself, finally, someone has recognized my athletic prowess during my high school years in soccer and during my adult life in tennis and swimming,” said a joyful Vaswani jokingly, joined by his wife Priya, during his acknowledgement speech at the ceremony. "In reality, my wife and I understand and feel humbled by this induction because we know that it is for the Laredo Heat Soccer Club, our own youth club and our participation in the Laredo Area Youth Soccer Association.”