<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">CLEVELAND - One of LeBron James' new fads is preventive maintenance. Not for his fleet of pricey cars; he hires people to do that for him. For his young, but nonetheless, aging body. Although he's a little less than two months away from his 22nd birthday, the Cavaliers' star has taken a serious interest in various techniques to limit wear and tear. It started last summer during training camp for Team USA, where for the first time James started icing both knees, both ankles and his lower back after all practices and games. In the past, James had used ice only on his ankles when he suffered sprains, which happened in each of his first three seasons. Starting in this fall's training camp with the Cavs, James started going through a prolonged stretching routine before and after practice with assistant trainer Mike Mancias. He also regularly gets massages before games. James said it was something he decided on his own, though various trainers had been suggesting it to him. ``It is just common sense. You want to be proactive, not reactive,'' James said. ``You don't want to wait until something happens and they start you working on it. I think flexibility is big in our sport because you take so many hits and you travel so much.''</div> Source
