Morgan’s journey back to the field at first appeared like it would be hurried and uncomfortable. The striker looked like she would have around just two months to recover from childbirth last year if she wanted to be fit for the Tokyo Olympics. Even for a world-class athlete, it would have been a heavy lift. “I definitely wanted to do my best to be on the field at Tokyo in 2020," Morgan said, "but I knew that, honestly, some of it really wasn't up to me. It was up to just how my body was going to recover.” The postponement of the Olympics gave Morgan a reprieve, and a chance to work herself back into playing shape at a more gradual pace.