Ben Shelton on diet, Taylor Fritz's helicopter & why he relates to the Bronx | Warm & Fuzzy NYC

hi I'm Michael Costa here in New York to help calm these players nerves before the final major of the Year this is warm and fuzzy US Open Edition why are you staring at me so much just can you just leave set please I [Music] don't Ben warm and fuzzy you're second what's changed how you feeling you got a nice you got a nicer watch now yeah I didn't have any watch before um I think that's what being on the warm and fuzzy show does to you that's kind of when my career took off uh so to be back here you know I know that it might not come right away but more successes are probably coming my way you were 40 50 in the world then and now you're a career high 13 that's getting up there dude yeah definitely getting up there I try to just think about the development cuz uh I got a lot of room to grow I got a lot of things that I need to work on we are in New York City a lot of different places to eat what comes to mind when I show this to you would you ever do that I wouldn't man I'm on a diet I'm trying not to eat any fried food uh I've cut a lot of it out I could every once in a while I could have a slice of pizza see this is what's interesting the Ben Shelton that I spoke to two years ago there wasn't a diet there wasn't a plan would you get a pastrami I don't think so I'm not really a big pastrami guy I think when you get a taste of success out here you get a taste of uh what could be uh where you want to be it motiv Ates you here's some personality traits you pick two or three that that that you think you have and I'll tell you what burrow of New York City you are all right I'm going to say loyal I'll go creative okay I definitely know where creative is the Arc of that ball is creative like that and I'm going say aggressive too you've got some Brooklyn for sure that's creative the loyalty's probably Bronx I'm going to hurt you but I'm going to look you in the eye when I do it of all the different ways to commute in New York which one would you actually do that's a no for me why why I had a big accident when I was a little younger you know oh it's still there split the chin open of all these years you've done press and no one's ever known what that is and here we Coston warm and fuzzy opens it up you get the inside scoop uh no that's the Taylor Fritz mobile I think one year he he showed up on site from his hotel in a in a helicopter the competitors would use that as fuel to defeat him for sure yeah that's a little too bougie for me that's too Bouie Paul kid he's gotten quicker from last time he's gotten quicker pick one of these balls and tell me what what feeling that is uh this looks surprised right surprised um when are you surprised you hit a great shot they come up with an even better one like got to say too good or yeah wow or go or go like this yeah go yeah I I wouldn't say that I usually do that but Ben Shelton thank you for chatting with us I can't wait to talk in 2 years maybe you'll be one in the world yeah thanks for having me man thanks Ben I appreciate it man you guys in two years thank you yeah to [Music]

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